Discharge Conditions of Spinal Anesthesia With Heavy Prilocaine-Fentanyl and Heavy Bupivacaine-Fentanyl

Summary

In this prospective randomized study the investigators aimed to investigate difference of the duration of spinal anesthesia, discharge times and efficacy between low dose heavy Prilocaine-Fentanyl and heavy Bupivacaine-Fentanyl in outpatient minor anal surgery.

Timeline

Start

2012-04

Primary completion

2013-07

Completion

2013-07

Publications

• Background Camponovo C, Fanelli A, Ghisi D, Cristina D, Fanelli G. A prospective, double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial comparing the efficacy of 40 mg and 60 mg hyperbaric 2% prilocaine versus 60 mg plain 2% prilocaine for intrathecal anesthesia in ambulatory surgery. Anesth Analg. 2010 Aug;111(2):568-72. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181e30bb8. Epub 2010 Jun 7.
• Background Black AS, Newcombe GN, Plummer JL, McLeod DH, Martin DK. Spinal anaesthesia for ambulatory arthroscopic surgery of the knee: a comparison of low-dose prilocaine and fentanyl with bupivacaine and fentanyl. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Feb;106(2):183-8. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeq272. Epub 2010 Oct 14.
• Background Ostgaard G, Hallaraker O, Ulveseth OK, Flaatten H. A randomised study of lidocaine and prilocaine for spinal anaesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2000 Apr;44(4):436-40. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2000.440413.x.

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