Comparative Analysis of the Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Caudal Epidural Injection of Ropivacaine Combined With Fentanyl Versus Ropivacaine Alone in Lumbosacral Spine Surgeries: A Randomized Double-Blinded Study
The study shows that adding 50 micrograms of fentanyl to 20 ml of 0.2% ropivacaine for ultrasound-guided caudal block in patients undergoing lumbosacral spine surgeries results in longer analgesia duration and reduced VAS scores over the postoperative 24 hours.
Authors
- Monica Khetarpal
- Sarita Ramchandani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-7480)
- Jitendra V Kalbande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-7345)
- Suresh Rajwade
- Rashmi Dubey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0621-6211)
- Chinmaya Kumar Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0340-314X)
- Mayank Kumar
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.70963
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00