The Effect of Different Intrathecal Doses of Meperidine on Postoperative Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing TURP Surgery-Juniper Publishers
Juniper Publishers - Journal of Anesthesia Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of adding different doses of meperidine to intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine on anesthetic characteristics and postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing elective transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) surgery. Methods: ASA I-III 90 patients undergoing elective transurethral resection surgery with spinal anesthesia were included in this prospective, randomized, double-blinded study. Following a spinal tap, patients were randomly divided into 3 equal groups: In group B; 12.5 mg of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine was given intrathecally. In BM15 and BM30 groups, meperidine with dose of 15 mg or 30 mg was added to 10 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine, respectively. Results: The maximum sensory block level is T8 in all groups and the duration time to reach to T8 was found shortest in Group B (Compared to Group BM 30 and Group BM 15) (p = 0.029,...