Acta cirúrgica brasileira
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Mar 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEpidural anesthesia with ropivacaine with or without clonidine and postoperative pain in hemorrhoidectomies.
To determine the safety, pain intensity correlated with age and body mass index (BMI), epidural anesthesia with ropivacaine and clonidine in hemorrhoidectomy. ⋯ Clonidine (4mcg/kg) in epidural anesthesia with ropivacaine 0.75% in hemorrhoidectomy showed safety and greater analgesia within four hours. The pain at 12 hours showed correlation with age and not with body mass index.