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ArticleAnesthesiology and pain medicine2015

The Effect of Adding Sufentanil to 0.5% Hyperbaric Bupivacaine on Duration of Brachial Plexus Blockade in Chronic Opium Abusers: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Omid Azimaraghi, Seyed Mojtaba Marashi, Noushin Khazaei, Sarah Pourhassan, Ali Movafegh

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Article in Anesthesiology and pain medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Omid AzimaraghiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, Dr. Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mojtaba MarashiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, Dr. Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Noushin KhazaeiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sarah PourhassanDepartment of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Ali MovafeghDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, Dr. Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shariati Hospital · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRTabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundAnesthesia induction in patients with current substance abuse can be a challenge for anesthesiologists.

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of adding Sufentanil to Bupivacaine on duration of brachial plexus nerve block. PATIENTS AND

methodsOne hundred and twenty patients with (Groups C and D) and without (Groups A and B) a history of opium abuse (60 in each group) scheduled for elective upper extremity procedures were randomly assigned to either receive 30 mL bupivacaine alone (Groups A and C) or in combination with additional 10 µg sufentanil (Groups B and D). An ultrasound-guided technique was applied to perform upper extremity brachial plexus blockade. The onset and duration of sensory and motor blocks were recorded and compared between the four groups.

resultsThe duration of sensory and motor block were significantly less in Group C (537.0 ± 40.1 minutes, 479.0 ± 34.8 minutes) and the longest duration of sensory and motor block was observed in group B (705.0 ± 43.8 minutes, 640.0 ± 32.5 minutes). The duration of sensory and motor block in Group B (705.0 ± 43.8 minutes, 640.0 ± 32.5 minutes) was longer and statistically higher than group A (619.5 ± 48.0 minutes, 573.2 ± 31.5 minutes), the same trend was observed in group D (598.6 ± 53.2 minutes, 569.3 ± 39.9 minutes) over group C (537.0 ± 40.1 minutes, 479.0 ± 34.8 minutes) (P < 0.001, one-way ANOVA).

conclusionsThe length of sensory and motor blockade is shorter in chronic opioid abusers. Adding 10 µg sufentanil to hyperbaric bupivacaine in opium abusers lengthened the sensory and motor block duration.

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BupivacaineNerve BlockSubstance-related DisordersSufentanil

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