Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Rakesh Karnawat
Dr S N Medical College,
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
India
Research Article
Comparison of Effect of Epidural Bupivacaine, Epidural Bupivacaine Plus Fentanyl and Epidural Bupivacaine Plus Clonidine on Postoperative Analgesia after Hip Surgery
Author(s): Rakesh Karnawat, Swati Chhabra, Sadik Mohammed and Bharat PaliwalRakesh Karnawat, Swati Chhabra, Sadik Mohammed and Bharat Paliwal
Background: Management of postoperative pain is one of the most challenging and gratifying domains of anaesthesia. Search for an ideal adjuvant for post operative epidural analgesia still continues.
Methods: A total of 75 healthy patients of both sexes in age group 50-80 years belonging to ASA status I and II posted for elective hip surgeries were enrolled and randomly divided into three groups of 25 each - Group B, Group BF and Group BC All the patients in the three groups received 3.5 ml Bupivacaine heavy (0.5%) intrathecally before surgery, followed by epidural bolus postoperatively, at ‘two segment sensory regression’ in following manner: initial bolus made to 10 ml with each group given - 7 ml of 0.125% Bupivacaine and 3 ml distilled water with adjuvant as 50 μg Fentanyl in group BF and 100 μg Clonidine in group BC. Top .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000373