Fentanyl versus tramadol as a supraclavicular brachial plexus blockade (BPB)

Authors

  • Hayder Saad Kamel Department of Anesthesia, Al-Shaheed Ghazi Al-Harriri Hospital, Baghdad Medical City, Ministry of Health and Environment, Baghdad, Iraq Author
  • Mohammad Asi Jabbar Ibn Sina Training Hospital, Ministry of Health and Environment, Baghdad, Iraq Author
  • Mohammad Salem Yahya Department of Anesthesia, Al-Shaheed Ghazi Al-Harriri Hospital, Baghdad Medical City, Ministry of Health and Environment, Baghdad, Iraq Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/jewrb111

Keywords:

Fentanyl; Tramadol; Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular blockFentanyl; Tramadol; Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block

Abstract

In anesthetists, there is limited information regarding the use of opioids as adjuvants in brachial plexus blockade (BPB). We conducted a study comparing fentanyl and tramadol as local anesthetic adjuvants in supraclavicular BPB. The study included 50 patients, divided into two groups: Group F, which received 2 ml of fentanyl, and Group T, which received 2 ml of tramadol. Data were collected on the onset and duration of nerve block. The onset of sensory and motor blockade was significantly faster (p = 0.01) in Group T compared to Group F. Additionally, the time to the first analgesic request was significantly longer in Group T compared to Group F (p = 0.01). Tramadol in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular BPB produced a significantly longer duration of analgesia and a shorter onset of nerve blockade.

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Published

30.06.2021

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Vol. 25 No. 3 (2021): 25 (3) 2021

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Saad Kamel, H., Asi Jabbar, M., & Salem Yahya, M. (2021). Fentanyl versus tramadol as a supraclavicular brachial plexus blockade (BPB). International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 25(3), 717-723. https://doi.org/10.61841/jewrb111