Magnesium Therapy in Pre-eclampsia Prolongs Analgesia Following Spinal Anaesthesia with Fentanyl and Bupivacaine: An Observational Study

Magnesium Therapy in Pre-eclampsia Prolongs Analgesia Following Spinal Anaesthesia with Fentanyl and Bupivacaine: An Observational Study

Background: Magnesium has anti-nociceptive effects and potentiates opioid analgesia following its systemic and neuraxial administration. However, there is no study evaluating the effects of intravenous (IV) magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) therapy on spinal anaesthesia characteristics in severely pre-ecla...

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Main Authors: Tülay Özkan Seyhan, Meltem Karadeniz, Kemalettin Koltka, Mukadder Orhan Sungur, Olgaç Bezen, İbrahim Kalelioğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2014-06-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
Subjects:
Caesarean section
magnesium sulphate
pre-eclampsia
spinal anaesthesia
Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=307

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