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Anesth Analg 2007;104:552-554
© 2007 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000255329.55037.cd

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA

Intrathecal Anesthesia for Elderly Patients Undergoing Short Transurethral Procedures: A Dose-Finding Study

Edna Zohar, MD, MHA*, Yossi Noga, BSc, MD, MHA*, Uri Rislick, MD*, Ilan Leibovitch, MD{dagger}, and Brian Fredman, MB, BCh*

From the Departments of *Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, and {dagger}Urology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Brian Fredman, MB BCh, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba 44281, Israel. Address e-mail to fredman.brian{at}clalit.org.il.

One hundred elderly men (≥65 yr) undergoing transurethral procedures (<45 min) received bupivacaine 7.5 mg, or bupivacaine 5 mg + fentanyl 20 µg, or bupivacaine 4 mg + fentanyl 20 µg, or bupivacaine 3 mg + fentanyl 20 µg, intrathecally. Intraoperative "rescue" fentanyl requirements were higher (P < 0.03) in group bupivacaine 3 mg + fentanyl. Times (min) to ambulation eligibility were decreased in a dose-dependant manner (157 ± 50 vs 147 ± 37 vs 128 ± 40 vs 116 ± 29, respectively). Of the techniques studied, intrathecal bupivacaine 4 mg + fentanyl 20 µg provided adequate analgesia and was associated with hemodynamic stability and a favorable recovery profile.




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