Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A comparative study to evaluate the efficacy of intrathecal 1% chloroprocaine with clonidine versus 1% chloroprocaine for infraumbilical surgeries

Main Article Content

Dr. Nisarga R, Dr. Bhavana DA, Dr. Shobha D, Dr.Krishnaprasada Prabhu D

Abstract

Background: Bupivacaine, the commonly used local anesthetic agent in spinal anaesthesia having duration of sensory and motor blockade of 90 to 200minutes limits its use for short duration ambulatory surgery with delayed ambulation and risk of urinary retention. But 2-Chloroprocaine (2-CP) has duration of action of 70 to 150 minutes. With Clonidine, an α2-adrenergic agonist, as an adjuvant has been shown to prolong both the sensory and motor blockade when combined with spinal Bupivacaine. In our study, we compared the effectiveness of intrathecal 1% 2-Chloroprocaine with clonidine vs. intrathecal 1% 2- Chloroprocaine for infraumbilical surgeries in terms of their onset of blocks, duration and offset of blocks along with the hemodynamic variations.

Article Details