Relation between fentanyl dose and patient state index during spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section

Abstract Background In spinal anesthesia for cesarean section, the addition of fentanyl to the local anesthetic has been reported to improve perioperative analgesia. However, there is only limited knowledge on sedative effects of the added fentanyl. We examined whether the patient state index® (PSI)...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Iwata, Hiroaki Sakai, Souichiro Mimuro, Nako Uozaki, Hiromitsu Yamaguchi, Kenji Takahashi, Yoshito Shiraishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-10-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0056-3