Open AccessComparison of subarachnoid block with bupivacaine and bupivacaine with fentanyl on entropy and sedation: A prospective randomized double-blind study
Author(s) -
Prerna Varma,
Vanlal Darlong,
Ravinder Kumar Pandey,
Rakesh Garg,
Chandralekha,
Jyotsna Punj
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.142854
Subject(s) - medicine , fentanyl , sedation , anesthesia , bupivacaine , propofol , contraindication , randomized controlled trial , sedative , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
We studied the state entropy to monitor the sedative effect of subarachnoid block (SAB) using bupivacaine alone or combination of bupivacaine and fentanyl. The effect of use of fentanyl via the subarachnoid route on the sedation level was also studied using the entropy scores and the decrease in the requirement of propofol used as an adjuvant sedative drug.