Health technology The use of fentanyl, sufentanil and remifentanil for fast-track cardiac anaesthesia was investigated. The patients in the fentanyl group received fentanyl 7 to 10 microg/kg for induction and additional doses of 1 to 2 microg/kg (as needed) for intense stimulus. The patients in the sufentanil group received sufentanil at doses of 1 to 4 microg/kg for induction and 0.1 to 0.3 mi...

Background Oxycodone is a semisynthetic μ-opioid receptor agonist with a potentially good analgesic efficacy in visceral pain. This study aims to compare the efficacy of oxycodone with sufentanil patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA). Methods One hundred and twenty primiparas undergoing elective cesarean section were randomized into four groups by different drugs of PCIA: group S (s...

BACKGROUND The study was undertaken to compare the effects of small doses of sufentanil or pethidine on cardiovascular responses induced by tracheal intubation. METHODS Sixty ASA physical status I-II patients, scheduled for elective abdominal surgery under general anesthesia, were randomly allocated in a double blind fashion to receive an intravenous bolus of either sufentanil 0.1 microg/kg (...

We have studied the use of clonidine combined with low doses of sufentanil and bupivacaine in 45 parturients requiring extradural analgesia for the first stage of labour, in a double-blind, randomized study. We gave 0.0625% bupivacaine 10 ml containing 1:200,000 adrenaline and sufentanil 10 micrograms (1 ml) to which was added 0.9% saline, or clonidine 100 or 150 micrograms (1 ml). We compared ...

BACKGROUND This study evaluates the effects of spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine plus sufentanil on bladder function in women undergoing cesarean section. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty caucasian healthy pregnants scheduled for elective Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia performed with hyperbaric bupivacaine plus sufentanil were enrolled. Filling cystometry, proprioceptive blad...

Aim: We aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of levobupivacaine alone and levobupivacaine/sufentanil combination in spinal anesthesia for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in elderly patients. Method: Ninety patients were randomly assigned into two groups to receive either levobupivacaine 10 mg (Group L) or levobupivacaine 7.5 mg combined with 2.5 μg sufentanil (Group LS) for spi...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Combination of local anesthetics (LA) with adjuvants for spinal anesthesia improves block quality and prolongs the duration of analgesia. It was evaluated the maternal effects and neonatal repercussions of sufentanil, morphine, and clonidine combined with hyperbaric bupivacaine for elective cesarean section. METHOD Prospective, randomized, blinded study of 96 patient...

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of spinal block with low dose of bupivacaine and sufentanil on patients with low cardiac output who underwent lower limb surgery. Fifteen patients who had ejection fraction less than 40% (group 1) were compared with 65 cases with ejection fraction more than 40% (group 2) in our study. Our subjects underwent spinal block with 7.5 mg hyperbaric bupiv...