DEXMEDETOMIDINE IN EMERGENCY HAND SURGERY AS AN ADJUVANT TO ROPIVACAINE - INDUCED SUPRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK: A PROSPECTIVE, DOUBLE - BLINDED AND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

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