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Title

Effect of ropivacaine with and without intrathecal fentanyl for spinal anesthesia among patients with scorpion bite history: A case control study

 

Authors

Sonali Tripathi1, Vineet Mandrah2, Ritesh Upadhyay3 & Ashwini Kumar Patel1,*

 

Affiliation

1Department of Anaesthesiology, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of General Surgery, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Department of Community Medicine, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

 

Email

Sonali Tripathi - E-mail: dr.sonali.tripathi@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9818966968
Vineet Mandrah - E-mail: mandalvineet15@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8850692947
Ritesh Upadhyay - E-mail: drritesh311@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9424597999
Ashwini Kumar Patel - E-mail: ashu4967@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9999323594

 

Article Type

Research Article

 

Date

Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

 

Abstract

Effect of ropivacaine with and without intrathecal fentanyl for spinal anesthesia among patients with scorpion bite is of interest. Patients in the fentanyl-ropivacaine combination group had faster onset of sensory blockade (5.2±1.1 versus 7.8±1.3 minutes, p<0.001) and significantly longer analgesia duration (290±15 versus 180±12 minutes, p<0.001) than patients in the ropivacaine-alone group. Hemodynamic stability and the incidence of adverse effects were similar between the two groups. These results indicate that intrathecal fentanyl enhances the efficacy of ropivacaine in this distinct patient population without compromising safety.

 

Keywords

Intrathecal fentanyl, ropivacaine, spinal anesthesia, scorpion bite, pain management, analgesic efficacy

 

Citation

Tripathi et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1577-1580 (2025)

 

Edited by

A Prashanth

 

ISSN

0973-2063

 

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

 

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.