Comparison of Onset Time between 0.5% Bupivacaine and 3% 2-Chloroprocaine with and without 75 μg Fentanyl. Issue 4 (July 1991)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Johnson, Calvin; Ransil, Bernard J.; Oriol, Nancy
• Is Part Of: Regional anesthesia. Volume 16:Issue 4(1991)
• Page Start: 228
• Page End: 231
• Publication Date: 1991-07
• Subjects: Anesthesia -- epidural onset time -- local anesthetics -- bupivacaine -- 2-chloroprocaine -- analgesics -- narcotics -- fentanyl; Conduction anesthesia -- Periodicals; Pain medicine -- Periodicals; 617.964
• DOI: 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199116040-00009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0146-521X

Abstract

Abstract : We tested the hypothesis that the addition of 75 μg fentanyl to 0.5% bupivacaine would reduce the onset time of surgical anesthesia for cesarean delivery to equal the onset time of 3% 2-chloroprocaine and would have no effect when added to 3% 2-chloroprocaine. Fentanyl was found to reduce the onset time of bupivacaine to equal the onset time of 2-chloroprocaine and have no effect when added to 2-chloroprocaine.