Efficacy of epidural dexamethasone versus fentanyl on postoperative analgesia.

Purpose: Dexamethasone has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antiemetic effects. This prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of adding dexamethasone versus fentanyl to epidural bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia.

Methods: Ninety patients ASA I-II scheduled for lower abdominal surgeries were randomly allocated into three groups to receive a total of 10 mL epidural plain bupivacaine 0.

A non opioid fast track anesthetic regimen for colonic resection.

Fast-tracking implies a preoperative patient care paradigm that reduces time to recovery and discharge. The current study adopted fast-track anesthetic techniques, comparing outcome of a multimodal non-opioid and another opioid regimen, on recovery profiles after colonic surgery, with standard anesthetic practice. Seventy five ASA II colectomy patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups.