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The aim of this study is to compare the adverse events associated with the adjuvant use of dexmedetomidine and clonidine in local anesthesia.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A comprehensive search was performed to retrieve any reported adverse event associated with adjuvant use of dexmedetomidine and clonidine in local anesthesia from published literature up to 1 July 2020. Assessment of the quality of included studies was performed by the Jadad score. A comparison of any reported adverse event was made between interventions by pooling data from studies using a direct meta-analysis technique. Dichotomous outcomes were summarized as risk ratios. The review was performed according to PRISMA guideline.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> From 121 articles retrieved from the search finally 14 articles including 1,120 patients had eligibility criteria for including in the meta-analysis. No significant difference was observed between bradycardia\/hypotension (OR = 1.17; 95 % CI = 0.66\u20132.10; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.580; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 53.78 %, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.027), nausea\/vomiting (OR = 0.91; 95% CI = 0.59-1.42; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.706; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.0 %, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.940) dizziness\/headache (OR = 1.10; 95% CI = 0.44\u20132.75; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.831; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.0 %, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.882) shivering (OR = 0.95 % CI = 0.50\u20131.66; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.831; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.0 %, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.920) and dry mouth (OR = 1.00; 95 % CI = 0.50\u20131.96; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.996; <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.0%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.900). No significant difference was observed in subgroup comparison of adverse events in the intravenous or local adjuvant use of the study drugs (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> There is no difference in adverse events associated with the intravenous or local adjuvant use of dexmedetomidine and clonidine in local anesthesia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2021.602966","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,24]],"date-time":"2021-06-24T05:29:55Z","timestamp":1624512595000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Comparative Study of the Adverse Events Associated With Adjuvant Use of Dexmedetomidine and Clonidine in Local 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