Open AccessIntravenous Fentanyl 4 μg per kg administered before scalp pin application is inferior to scalp block in preventing hemodynamic changes
Author(s) -
S Arunashree,
Pradeep Hosagoudar
Publication year - 2019
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/aer.aer_107_19
Subject(s) - medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , urapidil , scalp , hemodynamics , mean arterial pressure , heart rate , craniotomy , blood pressure , anesthetic , analgesic , propofol , surgery
Application of scalp pins for craniotomy surgeries is a noxious stimulus, causing tachycardia and hypertension, resulting in increased cerebral blood flow and elevated intracranial pressure, hence measures to attenuate this will have beneficial role.