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The effect of adjuvant midazolam compared with fentanyl on the duration of spinal anesthesia with 0.5% bupivacaine in opium abusers

Farhad Safari, Ali Dabbagh, Mansour Sharifnia

Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2012 · 21 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Subarachnoid injection of adjuvant midazolam or fentanyl with plain 0.5% bupivacaine in opium abusers in lower limb orthopedic surgery increases the duration of sensory block. Therefore midazolam is more effective than fentanyl in such cases.

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