A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLONIDINE AND FENTANYL AS  ADJUVANTS TO 0.5% LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED  PECTORAL NERVE (PEC) BLOCK FOR MINOR BREAST SURGERIES

Vinayak Panchgar, Khajabanu Y Hugar, Shivaraddi G Bhandi , Sindhu G S

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLONIDINE AND FENTANYL AS ADJUVANTS TO 0.5% LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PECTORAL NERVE (PEC) BLOCK FOR MINOR BREAST SURGERIES

Authors

Vinayak Panchgar, Khajabanu Y Hugar, Shivaraddi G Bhandi , Sindhu G S

Keywords:

Pectoral nerve block, PEC block, Clonidine, Levobupivacaine, Fentanyl, Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, Postoperative analgesia, Minor breast surgery.

Abstract

Background: Ultrasound-guided PectoralNerve (PEC) block is a well-establishedregional anesthesia technique providing
targeted perioperative analgesia for minor breast procedures. Adding adjuvants to localanesthetics enhances blockade speed

References

1. Abdelzaam, E. M., Abd Alazeem, E. S. Efficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in the ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block for postmastectomy analgesia. Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2020; 36(1): 319-323. doi: TEJA-2020-0119

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Published

2026-08-18

How to Cite

Vinayak Panchgar, Khajabanu Y Hugar, Shivaraddi G Bhandi , Sindhu G S. (2026). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLONIDINE AND FENTANYL AS ADJUVANTS TO 0.5% LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PECTORAL NERVE (PEC) BLOCK FOR MINOR BREAST SURGERIES . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 3243–3251. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/2844