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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of the antinociceptive effect of systemic versus intrathecal magnesium sulphate on spinal morphine analgesia.
The aim of this work was to compare the possible antinociceptive effect of the intravenous (IV) versus the intrathecal (IT) administration of magnesium sulphate prior to spinal morphine analgesia. This research was conducted in two sets: First; experimentally, to compare the antinociceptive effect of IT magnesium sulphate (375 μg/rat) versus IP magnesium sulphate 100 mg/kg), prior to IT morphine (10 μg/rat). Pain was assessed using Randall-Selitto testing, the hot-plate, and formalin tests. ⋯ The use of IT or IV magnesium sulphate, in addition to the spinal morphine caused a significant decrease in the VAS score in the 6(th) and 12(th) post-operative hours with a non-significant difference between both routes. In conclusion the efficacy of systemic magnesium sulphate to potentiate the analgesic effect of intrathecal morphine is a promising and attractive route of choice for postoperative pain relief during spinal anesthesia. Opioid analgesia could be prolonged and the incidence of motor paralysis, common with the intrathecal route of magnesium sulphate administration, reduced.