Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
Perineural versus intravenous dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant for ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block in open inguinal hernia repair: a randomised controlled trial
By Pisutchareonpong P, Chumthong C, Sirimanakul N and 9 others.
Abstract
Purpose
Dexmedetomidine is widely added to peripheral nerve blocks, but whether the perineural or intravenous route provides better analgesia-and at what haemodynamic cost-is unclear in inguinal hernia repair. We compared the two routes as adjuncts to an ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric (II/IH) nerve block.