Open AccessCaudal-epidural bupivacaine versus ropivacaine with fentanyl for paediatric postoperative analgesia
Author(s) -
Swapnadeep Sengupta,
Sudakshina Mukherji,
Jagabandhu Sheet,
Anamitra Mandal,
Sarbari Swaika
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.154541
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , bupivacaine , analgesic , perioperative , blockade , adverse effect , neuraxial blockade , hemodynamics , surgery , receptor , spinal anesthesia
Caudal-epidural, the most commonly used regional analgesia technique, is virtually free of measurable hemodynamic effects, thus adding a new dimension to the evolving necessity of pediatric postoperative pain management. Though, bupivacaine is the most commonly used drug for this purpose, ropivacaine has emerged as a safer alternative, with the addition of opioids, like fentanyl, increasing the effective duration of analgesia. With this overview, our present study was designed to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of bupivacaine-fentanyl and ropivacaine-fentanyl combinations by caudal-epidural technique in pediatric infraumbilical surgeries.