Open AccessThe effect of addition of low dose fentanyl to epidural bupivacaine (0.5%) in patients undergoing elective caesarean section
Author(s) -
Parate Lh,
Manjrekar Sp,
Anandaswamy Tc,
B V Manjunath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.147032
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , fentanyl , anesthesia , analgesic , caesarean section , saline , apgar score , visual analogue scale , placebo , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology
Opioids have synergistic action with local anesthetics which may alter characteristics of epidural block. Giving opioids to mother before delivery of baby is still fully not accepted with some fearing risk of neonatal depression.