Adequate sensory block for surgical procedure without side effects and immediate mobilization after surgery are desirable anesthetic technique in various surgeries. Considering the sensory innervations to the prostate, a sensory block up to L1 - T12 is adequate to the TURP. Low-dose intrathecal local anesthetics may meet these criteria, but occasional lack of sufficient sensory block could be troublesome. In this randomized study, the investigators evaluated the spinal anesthetic characteristics following intrathecal administration of bupivacaine 1 mg with fentanyl or sufentanil in elderly patients undergoing TURP.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
56
1mg 0.5% bupivacaine + fentanyl 20 mcg + 1.8 ml glucose ( total 2.4-ml) VS 1mg 0.5% bupivacaine + sufentanil 5 mcg + 2.1ml glucose (total 2.4-ml) intrathecally.
1mg 0.5% bupivacaine + fentanyl 20 mcg + 1.8 ml glucose ( total 2.4-ml) VS 1mg 0.5% bupivacaine + sufentanil 5 mcg + 2.1ml glucose (total 2.4-ml) intrathecally.
Severance hospital
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
time to achieve peak sensory block without unimpaired motor strength
peak sensory \& sympathetic block level, time to peak sensory \& sympathetic block level, motor block level at peak sensory \& sympathetic block level, lowest BP and HR during spinal anestheisa, frequency of painkiller
Time frame: 2 minites after injection intrathecally start
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