A Comprehensive Review and Update of the Use of Dexmedetomidine for Regional Blocks

Ivan Urits¹, Celina Guadalupe Virgen¹, Hamed Alattar¹+7

• ¹Urits, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Berger, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Kaye, MD, PhD, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA. Virgen, BS, Alattar, BS, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Department of Anesthesiology, Phoenix, AZ. Jung, BS, Georgetown University School of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. Kassem, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Miami Beach, FL. Shehata, MD, Ain Shams University, Department of Anesthesiology, Cairo, Egypt. Elhassan, MD, Desert Regional Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Palm Springs, CA. Viswanath, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA; Valley Pain Consultants - Envision Physician Services, Phoenix, AZ; University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Department of Anesthesiology, Phoenix, AZ; Creighton University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA; Valley Pain Consultants - Envision Physician Services, Phoenix, AZ; University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Department of Anesthesiology, Phoenix, AZ; Creighton University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE.