Volume : 2, Issue : 1, January - 2013

Sole intrathecal Inj. Clonidine as an adjuvant for induced hypotension in spine surgery; with Entropy monitoring

Dr. Jyoti Vishnu Kale, Dr. Surekha Kulkarni

Abstract :

Spine surgeries require clear surgical field. Induced hypotension facilitates this. Sympatholytic effect produced by Clonidine makes it an ideal anaesthetic adjuvant to General anaesthesia for induced hypotension. A total of sixty patients of ASA grade I/II of either sex, age 18 to 50 years undergoing elective spine surgeries were studied in two groups. The first group (Group A) received intrathecal, sole Inj. Clonidine without local anaesthetic in the dose of 1ugm/kg; followed by general anaesthesia. The second group (Group B) received general anaesthesia only. Aim of the study was to find out efficacy of sole intrathecal Inj. Clonidine for induced hypotension. From our study, we found that Clonidine group required significantly low dosages of anaesthetics and analgesics as compared with control group. So we conclude that sole intrathecal inj. clonidine is an effective anaesthetic adjuvant for induced hypotension.