Bhagyavardhan B

PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS TWO DIFFERENT DOSES OF BUPRENORPHINE (30 µG AND 75 µG) GIVEN INTRATHECALLY ALONG WITH HYPERBARIC BUPIVACAINE AS ANALGESIC IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LOWER LIMB ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES

Intrathecal buprenorphine at a dose of 75 μg provided superior sensory and motor block characteristics, prolonged postoperative analgesia, lower postoperative pain scores, and reduced rescue analgesic requirements compared with 30 μg buprenorphine, and both doses demonstrated comparable hemodynamic stability and safety...