Efficacy and safety of mixture of dexmedetomidine and low-concentration ropivacaine in lumbar plexus block for elderly patients
	    		
		   		
		   			
		   		
	    	
    	 
    	10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2017.21.028
   		
        
        	
        		- VernacularTitle:右美托咪定混合低浓度的罗哌卡因在老年患者腰丛阻滞中的应用
 
        	
        	
        	
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			        		Haiming HUANG
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Jianwei LUO
			        		
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			        		Cantian OUYANG
			        		
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			        		Xijiu YE
			        		
			        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        			
			        		
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			        			1. 中山大学孙逸仙纪念医院麻醉科
			        		
		        		
	        		
        		 
        	
        	
        	
        	
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				        		elderly patients;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		lumbar plexus block;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		dexmedetomidine;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		ropivacaine
			        		
			        		
	        			
        			
        		
 
        	
            
            
            	- From:
	            		
	            			The Journal of Practical Medicine
	            		
	            		 2017;33(21):3610-3614
	            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- CountryChina
 
            
            
            	- Language:Chinese
 
            
            
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		        	Abstract:
			       	
			       		
				        
				        	Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of 2 differentdoses of dexmedetomidine combined with low-concentration ropivacaine during lumbar plexus block for elderly patients. Methods Ninety elderly patients were randomly divided into group A,B and C with 30 cases in each group. All patients were performed lumbar plexus block guided by ultrasound and nerve stimulator.35 mL of 0.25% ropivacaine was injected in group A,35ml of 0.25% ropivacaine plus dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg in group B,and 35 mL of 0.25% ropiva-caine plus dexmedetomidine 1 ug·kg-1in group C. Onset time,duration,blocking extent and the occurrence of adverse events wererecordedafter lumbar plexus block.Ramssay sedation score,blood pressure,heart rate and res-piration were monitored intraoperatively,and the dosage of analgesic within 24 hours after operation was measured. Results Group C witnessed the shortest onset time of sensory and motor block and the longest duration,followed by group B and A(P<0.01).The Ramssay sedation score of group C was higher than that of group A and B(P<0.05),but no significant difference was found between group A and B. Group C witnessed the lowest blood pres-sure and heart rate(P < 0.05),followed by group A and B(P < 0.05). The dosage of analgesics in group C was less than thatof group A and B(P<0.05),withthe lest in group B(P<0.05).All patients in group B and C com-pleted the surgery only under nerve blockade.However,there were6 patients in group Arequiring additional intrave-nous anesthesia to complete the surgery for poor outcome of nerve blockade. Conclusions The mixture of 0.5~1 μg·kg-1dexmedetomidine and 0.25% ropivacaine in lumbar plexus block can achieve good anesthetic outcome for elderly patients,with moderate sedation,stable respiration and circulation,and less adverse events.