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Intrathecal fentanyl with 0.5% bupivacaine heavy in chronic opium abusers

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 18 , issue 2 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 96–100

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2012.10872833

Author(s): S GuptaDepartment of Anaesthesia, India, K DevDepartment of Anaesthesia, India, S KatyalDepartment of Anaesthesia, India, S KathuriaDepartment of Anaesthesia, India,

Keywords: intrathecal, fentanyl, bupivacaine, chronic opium abusers,

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Background: Chronic use of opioids in opium abusers can cause poor pain control and increased analgaesic requirement. We compared the duration of spinal anaesthesia in chronic opium abusers and non-abusers.

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