The Clinical journal of pain
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Intravenous Infusion of Dexmedetomidine versus Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block After Thyroidectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is widely used in clinical practice because of its safety and effectiveness. Superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) can reduce pain in thyroid surgery. The objective of this study was to investigated whether intravenous DEX has an equivalent analgesic effect and patients' satisfaction to SCPB for thyroid surgery. ⋯ Perioperative intravenous infusion of DEX can effectively reduce wound pain after thyroidectomy, and the analgesic effect is equivalent to that of bilateral SCPB.