epidural tramadol, is it a good option for cesarean section?

Epidural Tramadol, is it a Good Option for Cesarean Section?

I read the article entitled " The Maternal and Neonatal Effects of Adding Tramadol to 2% Lidocaine in Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Section " (1). The authors demonstrated that tramadol 50 mg or 100 mg associated to lidocaine is appropriate for this surgery and also improve sensory and motor blockade effects without any increase in complications. However some important reflections and some m...

Epidural morphine for analgesia after cesarean section.

A randomized double blind placebo controlled study of the efficacy, duration and safety of epidural morphine for the management of pain after Cesarean section is reported. Three similar groups of patients received either 0, 4 mg or 8 mg of morphine sulphate in 10 ml of normal saline through an epidural catheter at the completion of the operation. Compared to the saline controls, both the 4 mg a...

The maternal and neonatal effects of adding tramadol to 2% lidocaine in epidural anesthesia for cesarean section

BACKGROUND Opioid analgesics are commonly added to epidural local anesthetics to improve analgesia during surgery. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to evaluate the maternal and neonatal effects of adding different doses of tramadol to 2% lidocaine in the epidural anesthesia for cesarean section. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ninety pregnant patients who were candidates for cesarean section unde...

"lidocaine anaphylaxis after epidural anesthesia for cesarean section "

allergic reaction to local anesthetics is very rare and most of the reported cases are due to ester local anesthetics. this case presents a parturient who experienced cardiac arrest due to hypersensitivity reaction to lidocaine after epidural injection for cesrarean section.

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the maternal and neonatal effects of adding tramadol to 2% lidocaine in epidural anesthesia for cesarean section

conclusions the addition of tramadol to epidural 2% lidocaine offers advantages in cesarean section. results in the lt100 group, onset of complete sensory and motor blockade at t6 was less than in the two other groups, but the highest level of sensory blockade and two segment regression and duration of motor blockades between the lt50 and lt100 groups were not significantly different, although ...