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Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volume  4, Issue 2, April - June 2017, Pages 487-490
 

Original Article

A Comparative Study of Post Operative Side Effects between Spinal Bupivacaine Plus Buprenorphine and Combined Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Block Plus Spinal Bupivacaine Used for Analgesia

Roopa Rani K.*, Vikas K.N.**

*Associate Professor **Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560054, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.4217.21

Abstract

Aim and objective: The aim of this study was to compare postoperative side effects produced by spinal bupivacaine plus buprenorphine with femoral and sciatic nerve blocks plus spinal bupivacaine. Settings and Design: Randomly patients were divided in to 2 groups by using computer generated randomization, 25 patients weretaken in each group they are Group – A (spinal bupivacaine plus buprenorphine) and Group – B (Combined femoral and Sciatic Nerve Block plus spinal bupivacaine ). Patients and Methods: Postoperative side effects like nausea and vomiting, itching, drowsiness, sedation and prolonged sensory & motor block produced and hemodynamic variability was documented and compared between both groups (A and B). Statistical analysis: Done using Chi-square test. Results: The Nausea and vomiting,itching, drowsiness and sedation was high with Group A and prolonged sensory & motor block was high with Group B (p value < 0.01 highly significant). Hemodynamic variability was not significant between both groups. Conclusion: Nerve blocks (femoral & sciatic) compared to intrathecal buprenorphine are very useful, with less side effect for post operative pain relief. 

 


Keywords : Buprenorphine; Nerve Blocks; Nausea ; Vomiting; Itching and Drowsiness. 
Corresponding Author : Vikas K.N., Door no 98, 9 th cross, 8th main, brindavannagar, sbm layout Mattikere, Bengaluru Karnataka PIN 560054.