Comparative analysis of effects of three different doses of fentanyl and standard dose of bupivacaine on a spinal block in patients with hip endoprosthesis surgery
Abstract:Introduction/Objective. Spinal anesthesia is often used for hip
endoprosthesis surgery. Significant surgical stress response consisting of
hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory changes can be initiated by the hip
replacement surgery. Intrathecal opioids, as adjuvants to local anesthetics,
make spinal block sufficient even with lower doses of the local anesthetics,
and the incidence of the side effects reduce to minimum. Methods. This
study included 162 patients of either sex, ASA 1- 2, schedu… Show more
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