A COMPARISON OF COMPLICATIONS FACED DURING LUMBAR EPIDURAL BLOCK USING 0.5% BUPIVACAINE Vs 0.5% BUPIVACAINE WITH KETAMINE

Dr Rithesh B Shetty; Dr Reshma K

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A COMPARISON OF COMPLICATIONS FACED DURING LUMBAR EPIDURAL BLOCK USING 0.5% BUPIVACAINE Vs 0.5% BUPIVACAINE WITH KETAMINE

Dr Rithesh B Shetty, Dr Reshma K

Abstract :

Life threatening complication of intra spinal morphine in the form of delayed respiratory depression limit it‘s usage in the present era of day care surgery and anaesthesia. Search for better intraspinal drugs continued which are devoid of major side effects .presently fentanyl, sufentanyl, Clonidine, ketamine etc are in use.These agents are used in combination with local anaesthetics or alone with various comparable results.This study was undertaken to compare the complications of lumbar epidural block using 0.5% bupivcaine with and without preservative free ketamine.