Case series on use of intrathecal morphine in pediatric thoracic spine surgeries

Intrathecal morphine is a very good analgesic agent and was used frequently in the past. Its use has decreased over the years due to side effects such as respiratory depression, nausea, vomiting, pruritis, and so on. Also, with the introduction of drugs like clonidine and the availability of ultraso...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Saudi journal of anaesthesia 2023-04, Vol.17 (2), p.245-248
Main Authors: Singh, Ranju, Yadav, Ayushi, Varshney, Preeti G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Back surgery
Case Report
Morphine
pediatric
Pediatrics
Spine
Surgery
thoracic
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Intrathecal morphine is a very good analgesic agent and was used frequently in the past. Its use has decreased over the years due to side effects such as respiratory depression, nausea, vomiting, pruritis, and so on. Also, with the introduction of drugs like clonidine and the availability of ultrasonography for regional blocks, the role of morphine has declined. Yet, there are surgeries where intrathecal morphine supersedes all other analgesic modalities to provide excellent intraoperative and postoperative analgesia.
ISSN:1658-354X
0975-3125
DOI:10.4103/sja.sja_680_22