intrathecal midazolam prolongs the analgesic effects of spinal blockade with lidocaine for perineal operation

Intrathecal midazolam increases the analgesic effects of spinal blockade with bupivacaine in patients undergoing haemorrhoidectomy.

In the present double-blind study we aimed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effects of intrathecal midazolam with bupivacaine following haemorrhoidectomy. Forty-five patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups: the control group received 1 ml of 0.5% heavy bupivacaine plus 0.2 ml of 0.9% saline intrathecally, group BM1 received 1 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine plus 0.2 ml of 0.5% pre...

Midazolam in Spinal Anesthesia — Intrathecal or Intravenous?

Analgesic effects of intrathecal neostigmine.

EDITOR: We read about the analgesic effects of intrathecal neostigmine in perianal surgery by Yegin and colleagues with great interest [1]. We agree with them, as we found very similar results, that intrathecal neostigmine increases sensory blockade, motor blockade and increases the incidence of adverse effects such as nausea and vomiting. Hood and colleagues in 1995 suggested that intrathecal ...

Analgesic effects of lidocaine-ketorolac compared to lidocaine alone for intravenous regional anesthesia

Background: Intravenous regional anesthesia is a simple and reliable method for upper extremity surgery. In order to increase the quality of blocks and reduce the amount of pain, many drugs are used with lidocaine. In this study, the effect of ketorolac-lidocaine in intravenous regional anesthesia was investigated. Methods: 40 patients undergoing elective upper limb with America Society of Ane...

Dexamethasone added to lidocaine prolongs axillary brachial plexus blockade.

Different additives have been used to prolong regional blockade. We designed a prospective, randomized, double-blind study to evaluate the effect of dexamethasone added to lidocaine on the onset and duration of axillary brachial plexus block. Sixty patients scheduled for elective hand and forearm surgery under axillary brachial plexus block were randomly allocated to receive either 34 mL lidoca...

Intrathecal tramadol added to bupivacaine as spinal anesthetic increases analgesic effect of the spinal blockade after major gynecological surgeries

The analgesic effect of the centrally acting opioid, tramadol, is well-known. It has been shown in clinical studies that using tramadol epidurally can provide longer duration of analgesia, without the common side effects of opioids. The study was undertaken to evaluate the duration of analgesia and/or pain free period produced by intrathecal tramadol added to bupivacaine in patients undergoing ...