Dexmedetomidine is recommended over fentanyl as adjunctive medication to bupivacaine for saddle block spinal anesthesia in anal surgeries and procedures.
Objectives: A saddle spinal block is a viable choice for anal surgeries. This technique effectively maintains balanced hemodynamics, and fast recovery, and prevents irrelevant motor blocks in both limbs. Methods: Fifty-eight adult patients were categorized into two groups. Group FENT, consisting of 29 patients, underwent a saddle block with hyperbaric bupivacaine (2.5 ml) combined with fentanyl (0.5 ml; 25 μg). The DEX Group, consisting of 29 patients, received 2.5 ml of hyperbaric bupivacaine mixed with dexmedetomidine (10 μg; 0.5 ml). Continuous monitoring of HR and SpO2 was conducted. Evaluation of sensory blockage and the motor block was done utilizing the Bromage scale. Following surgery, assessments were conducted. Pain in the ward and PACU was determined utilizing the visual analog scale (VAS).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
58
Group FENT, consisting of 29 patients, underwent a saddle block with hyperbaric bupivacaine (2.5 ml) combined with fentanyl (0.5 ml; 25 μg).
The DEX Group, consisting of 29 patients, received 2.5 ml of hyperbaric bupivacaine mixed with dexmedetomidine (10 μg; 0.5 ml).
Al-Azhar faculty of medicine
Cairo, Egypt
the duration until the first call for analgesia
the duration until the first call for analgesia
Time frame: 20 months
the duration from spinal injection until reaching the maximal sensory level
the duration from spinal injection until reaching the maximal sensory level
Time frame: 20 months
the duration needed for sensory regression to occur over two spinal segments from the maximal sensory level
the duration needed for sensory regression to occur over two spinal segments from the maximal sensory level
Time frame: 20 months
the time required for sensory regression until reaching the S1 level (from the maximal sensory level)
the time required for sensory regression until reaching the S1 level (from the maximal sensory level)
Time frame: 20 months
the duration from injection to achieving Bromage 0, the total tramadol consumption (until the first 24 hours)
the duration from injection to achieving Bromage 0, the total tramadol consumption (until the first 24 hours)
Time frame: 20 months
side effects occurrences
side effects occurrences
Time frame: 20 months
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