Sufentanil in combination with low-dose hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section: a randomized clinical trial

Braz J Anesthesiol. 2016 Nov-Dec;66(6):622-627. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2015.05.002. Epub 2016 Sep 13.

Abstract

A double blind randomized clinical trial of sufentanil as an adjunct in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section and, thereby, be able to reduce the dose of bupivacaine, a local anesthetic, with the same result of an anesthetic block with higher doses but with fewer perioperative side effects, such as hypotension.

Keywords: Bupivacaine; Bupivacaína; Cesarean section; Cesariana; Hiperbárica; Hyperbaric; Raquianestesia; Spinal anesthesia; Sufentanil.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical / methods*
  • Anesthesia, Spinal / methods*
  • Anesthetics, Intravenous* / administration & dosage
  • Anesthetics, Intravenous* / adverse effects
  • Anesthetics, Local* / administration & dosage
  • Anesthetics, Local* / adverse effects
  • Bupivacaine* / administration & dosage
  • Bupivacaine* / adverse effects
  • Cesarean Section / methods*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / prevention & control
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Sufentanil* / administration & dosage
  • Sufentanil* / adverse effects
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anesthetics, Intravenous
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Sufentanil
  • Bupivacaine