Role of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in external oblique intercostal plane block for post thoracotomy pain: a randomized controlled trial

The addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine as an adjuvant in the EOIPB resulted in effective postoperative analgesia by lowering pain scores and the need for postoperative opioids and delaying the time of the first rescue analgesia.