Open AccessPre-emptive caudal epidural analgesia with ropivacaine for lumbosacral spine surgery: A randomized case control study
Author(s) -
Navneh Samagh,
Raghavendra K Pai,
Thomas K Mathews,
Kiran Jangra,
Ravi Gopal Varma
Publication year - 2018
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/joacp.joacp_72_17
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , fentanyl , visual analogue scale , lumbosacral joint , saline , lumbar , surgery , randomized controlled trial
Pre-emptive analgesia using caudal epidural technique is an underutilized technique in lumbosacral spine surgery patients. We intend to study if pre-emptive analgesia with a single caudal epidural injection of ropivacaine is an effective method of postoperative analgesia by assessing the quality and duration of pain relief and intraoperative opioid requirement.