Subarachnoid analgesia with meperidine in gynecologic surgery of patients with hypertension

Authors

  • Rudy Hernández Ortega Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara
  • Osvaldo González Alfonso Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara
  • Pedro A. Hidalgo Menéndez Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara
  • Ilida M. Marrero Font Clínica Estomatológica "Celia Sánchez Manduley"
  • Juan M. Rodríguez Álvarez Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara
  • Jorge Méndez Martínez Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara
  • Shemanet García Cid Hospital General Docente "Roberto Rodríguez Fernández"
  • Oscar Ramos Sánchez Hospital General Docente "Roberto Rodríguez Fernández"

Keywords:

anesthesia and analgesia, meperidine, bupivacaine, surgery, gynecology, hypertension

Abstract

Introduction and Objectives: Spinal analgesia is a basic mainstay in gynecologic surgery. The objective of this research was to determine the usefulness of meperidine as an analgesic agent via the subarachnoid space. Method: A prospective and inferential study was performed in 20 hypertensive patients who were scheduled for elective gynecological surgery, and who were divided into two groups of 10 patients. The group- M received spinal anesthesia with meperidine 1 mg / kg and group-B patients received hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.1 mg / kg. An analysis of the postoperative analgesia time and of the incidence of side effects was made. Results: In patients who were administered meperidine, postoperative analgesia was significantly higher; numerical incidence of side effects was no different, nausea predominated in both groups, followed by pruritus with the use of meperidine and shivering with bupivacaine. Conclusions: Meperidine proved useful as an analgesic agent in hypertensive patients who underwent gynecological surgery.

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2011-12-06

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Hernández Ortega R, González Alfonso O, Hidalgo Menéndez PA, Marrero Font IM, Rodríguez Álvarez JM, Méndez Martínez J, et al. Subarachnoid analgesia with meperidine in gynecologic surgery of patients with hypertension. CorSalud [Internet]. 2011 Dec. 6 [cited 2025 Sep. 11];3(4):216-33. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/1191

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