Dose-response study of intrathecal fentanyl added to bupivacaine in infants undergoing lower abdominal and urologic surgery

Autor: Subramanyam Rajeev, Vanajakshi C. Lokesh, Yatindra Kumar Batra, Katragadda Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, Nidhi Panda
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Paediatric anaesthesia. 18(7)
ISSN: 1460-9592
Popis: Summary Background: Intrathecal (IT) adjuncts often are used to enhance the duration of spinal bupivacaine. Fentanyl is a spinal analgesic that could be a useful adjunct, and enhances the duration and quality of sensory block in adult surgical and obstetric population. However, no data exist to assess the dose–response characteristics of IT fentanyl when added to bupivacaine in infants. Methods: Fifty-eight infants undergoing lower abdominal and urologic procedures were randomized into four groups to receive plain 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine F0 (
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