Open AccessComparision of efficacy of sufentanil and fentanyl with low-concentration bupivacaine for combined spinal epidural labour analgesia
Author(s) -
P Akkamahadevi,
H Srinivas,
Anjali Siddesh,
Naveen Kadli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.100819
Subject(s) - medicine , sufentanil , bupivacaine , fentanyl , anesthesia , intrathecal , bolus (digestion) , apgar score , analgesic , caesarean section , pregnancy , surgery , fetus , biology , genetics
The highly lipid-soluble opioids, sufentanil and fentanyl, are used in combination with low-concentration bupivacaine to provide combined spinal epidural (CSE) analgesia during labour. We designed a prospective, randomized, single-blind study to compare the efficacy of these two opioids with bupivacaine in terms of the quality of analgesia, side-effects and maternal and foetal outcome.