Low dose intrathecal clonidine and fentanyl added to hyperbaric bupivacaine prolongs analgesia in gynecological surgery

Low dose intrathecal clonidine and fentanyl added to hyperbaric bupivacaine prolongs analgesia in gynecological surgery

Background: We undertook this study to ascertain if a small dose of clonidine (30 μg) when added to a bupivacaine-fentanyl mixture improves spinal analgesia, without producing side effects, as compared to a bupivacaine-fentanyl or a bupivacaine-clonidine mixture. Materials and Methods: In this pro...

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Main Authors: Pooja Chopra, Vandana Talwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Anesthetic
analgesia
bupivacaine
clonidine
fentanyl
postoperative
spinal
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2014;volume=30;issue=2;spage=233;epage=237;aulast=Chopra

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