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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IJMABHR</journal-id>
<journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title>IJMABHR</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="epub">2582-8940</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Anfo Publication House</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">470</article-id>
<title-group><article-title>A Comparative Study Between Tramadol and Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvant to Bupivacaine Through Ultrasound-Guided Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Lower Abdominal Surgery</article-title></title-group>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Meghani</surname><given-names>Mitul</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Neeraj</surname></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kaushik</surname><given-names>Sobhit</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Bhat</surname><given-names>Imtiyaz Ahmad</given-names></name></contrib>
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<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<issue>2</issue>
<fpage>101</fpage>
<lpage>112</lpage>
<permissions><license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?utm"><license-p>CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</license-p></license></permissions>
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<abstract><p>Background: Transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block has emerged as an effective regional anesthesia technique for postoperative analgesia following lower abdominal surgeries. The addition of adjuvants to local anesthetics may enhance the duration and quality of analgesia.
Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of tramadol versus dexmedetomidine as adjuvants to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided TAP block for postoperative pain management in lower abdominal surgeries.
Methods: This prospective, randomized, double-blind study included 90 patients undergoing elective lower abdominal surgeries. Patients were randomly allocated into three groups: Group B (bupivacaine alone), Group BT (bupivacaine with tramadol), and Group BD (bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine). Primary outcomes included duration of analgesia, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores, and rescue analgesic requirements. Secondary outcomes assessed hemodynamic parameters and adverse effects.
Results: Group BD demonstrated significantly longer duration of analgesia (18.4 ± 2.3 hours) compared to Group BT (12.6 ± 1.8 hours) and Group B (8.2 ± 1.5 hours) (p</p></abstract>
<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><kwd>Transverse abdominis plane block</kwd><kwd>Bupivacaine</kwd><kwd>Tramadol</kwd><kwd>Dexmedetomidine</kwd><kwd>Postoperative analgesia</kwd><kwd>Lower abdominal surgery</kwd></kwd-group>
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