Journal of the West African College of Surgeons
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J West Afr Coll Surg · Jul 2012
Augmented bupivacaine spinal anaesthesia in postoperative analgesia.
The addition of intrathecal magnesium to local anaesthetics for spinal anaesthesia had been shown to prolong the duration of spinal anaesthesia and reduced postoperative requirement for lower limb orthopaedic procedures and caesarean sections. Aim & Objectives: To determine the effect of intrathecal magnesium sulphate to bupivacaine spinal anaesthesia for transurethral resection of the prostate. ⋯ In patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate, the addition of intrathecal magnesium sulphate to bupivacaine spinal anaesthesia significantly prolonged the duration of spinal anaesthesia and also reduced the postoperative analgesic requirement without additional side effects.