Open AccessA comparative study for post operative analgesia in the emergency laparotomies: Thoracic epidural ropivacaine with nalbuphine and ropivacaine with butorphanol
Author(s) -
Saravana Babu,
Bikram Kumar Gupta,
Gyanendra Kumar Gautam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.186593
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , nalbuphine , butorphanol , anesthesia , perioperative , surgery , nausea , opioid , receptor
Adequate postoperative pain therapy for emergency abdominal surgeries is important far beyond the perioperative period because sensitization to painful stimuli can cause postoperative morbidity. A prospective, double-blind, randomized study was carried out to compare the quality of postoperative analgesia and side-effect profile between epidurally administered butorphanol and nalbuphine as an adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine.