Magnesium Sulphate Versus Fentanyl Sedation During Burr-hole Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-10-12
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
MgSO4 was found to reduce the perioperative anesthetic and analgesic requirements when used
as an adjuvant to general anesthesia. Fentanyl is a potent opioid and used as adjuvant to
other sedatives in awake craniotomy procedure. No study, to the best of our knowledge had
evaluated fentanyl continuous infusion, nor MgSo4 infusion as adjuvant sedative agents to
propofol during Burr-hole surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare MgSO4
versus fentanyl continuous infusions for conscious sedation in patients undergoing burr hole
surgery for evacuation of subdural hematoma with local infiltration.