Open AccessTo evaluate the efficacy of intrathecal magnesium sulphate for hysterectomy under subarachnoid block with bupivacaine and fentanyl: A prospective randomized double blind clinical trial
Author(s) -
Mridu Paban Nath,
Rakesh Garg,
Tapan Kumar Talukdar,
Dipika Choudhary,
Anulekha Chakrabarty
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.101217
Subject(s) - medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , bupivacaine , perioperative , saline , analgesic , randomized controlled trial , incidence (geometry) , surgery , physics , optics
Intrathecal magnesium has been found to prolong the duration of analgesia in various surgical procedures like lower limb surgeries and as adjuncts to general anesthesia for pain management. The present study was designed to examine whether addition of intrathecal magnesium sulfate would enhance the analgesic efficacy of intrathecal bupivacaine and fentanyl in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy.