METHOD FOR PROVIDING HIGHER EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ULTRAFAST OPIOID DETOXIFICATION Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61M19/00 A61K31/167 A61K31/165 A61K31/4168 A61K31/46 A61K31/135 A61K31/5513 A61K31/05 A61P23/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: what is involved is infusion therapy with crystalloid solutions at 15 ml/kg of a patient's body weight. That is followed by puncturing and catheterising an epidural space at the level of ThVII-ThVIII according to the standard practice and introducing a test dose of 2% lidocaine 3 ml. If observing no signs of intrathecal introduction of local anaesthetics 10 minutes later, a basic dose containing 0.75-1% naropin 10 ml or 0.25-0.5% marcaine 10 ml and clofelin 3-5 mcg/kg is introduced. Total intravenous anaesthesia follows 20 minutes after pre-medication with atropine 0.01 mg/kg, 1% diphenylhydramine 1 ml and relanium 10 mg and urethral catheterisation. A narcosis is induced with propofol in a dose of 2 mg/kg. Anaesthesia is maintained with propofol 2-4 mg/kg·h. After that, within the first hour following the detoxification, naloxone 12 mg is introduced intravenously; a naloxone measurement rate is supposed to make 0.8 mg/h for 4-5 following hours of general anaesthesia. The repeated introduction of 0.75-1% naropin 6 ml or 0.25-0.5% marcaine 6 ml and clofelin 2-3 mcg/kg into the epidural space is performed 90 minutes later. After the procedure is terminated, and the patient recovers, prolonged epidural analgesia is conducted by introducing 0.2% naropin 10 ml and clofelin 1 mcg/kg into the epidural space every 4 hours for 24-48 hours.

EFFECT: method provides safety of ultrafast opioid detoxification and prolongs the remission in the given category of patients.

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