Open AccessEffectiveness of butorphanol as an adjuvant to lidocaine for haematoma or periosteal block: A prospective, randomised, double blind study
Author(s) -
Nawaz Ahmed Shaik,
Surisetty Sreenivasa Rao,
Sunil Chiruvella,
Manduri Sreenivasa Rao,
Siddareddigari Velayudha Reddy
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.4103/0019-5049.111841
Subject(s) - butorphanol , medicine , lidocaine , anesthesia , sedation , analgesic , visual analogue scale , surgery
The peripheral nerve endings carrying pain contains opiod receptors. Blocking these receptors during haematoma block or periosteal block may provide better analgesia.