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Intravenous and epidural clonidine both produce postoperative analgesia. Several experimental reports demonstrate a spinal site of action for the analgesic effects of this alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist. Therefore, the authors evaluated the clinical analgesic benefits of using clonidine, both intra- and postoperatively, by the epidural or the intravenous route.
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