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ArticleSisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni2019

Prolonged Analgesic Efficacy of Articaine with the Addition of Tramadol in Axillary Brachial Plexus Block.

Leyla Kilinc, Surhan Cinar, Hacer Sebnem Turk

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Article in Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leyla KilincDepartment of Anestesiology and Reanimation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Surhan CinarDepartment of Anestesiology and Reanimation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Hacer Sebnem TurkDepartment of Anestesiology and Reanimation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesArticaine is a rapid-onset, short-duration, local anesthetic. The aim of this study was to study the effect of adding tramadol to articaine in an axillary block to prolong the analgesic effect.

methodsThis study was conducted with 60 patients of American Association of Anesthesiologists classification I or II and aged 18 to 60 years who underwent hand or forearm surgery with an axillary plexus block using a nerve stimulation technique. The patients were randomized into 2 groups: Group A (n=30) received 40 mL 1% articaine and Group AT (n=30) was administered 40 mL 1% articaine with 100 mg tramadol. The onset of sensory block, motor block, duration of sensorial block and motor block, duration of analgesia and hemodynamic parameters were recorded before the block and 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180 minutes after the local anesthetic injection.

resultsThe sensory block duration in Group AT (187.5±13.0 min) was significantly longer than that of group A (140.78±8.74 min) (p<0.02). The motor block duration in Group AT (137.4±3 min) was significantly longer than that seen in Group A (93.71±9.6 min) (p<0.01). The duration of analgesia was longer in Group AT (218.8±18.2 min) than in Group A (170.8±17.2 min) (p<0.05). In group AT, 2 patients experienced the side effect of nausea and 1 patient had hypotension in the postoperative period.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that the addition of 100 mg of tramadol to articaine used for an axillary plexus block prolonged analgesia.

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Articaineaxillary nerve blockTramadol

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PMID33536821
PMCPMC7847736
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