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Isobaric bupivacaine and hyperbaric amethocaine for spinal analgesia
Author(s) -
TATTERSALL M. P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb13928.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , isobaric process , tetracaine , spinal anesthesia , intrathecal , surgery , lidocaine , physics , thermodynamics
Summary A 15 mg dose of isobaric bupivacaine 0.5% solution for spinal analgesia was compared with a clinically indicated dose of hyperbaric amethocaine 1% solution (10–16 mg) in 123 patients undergoing orthopaedic, urological and general surgical procedures. The 63 patients who received bupivacaine had a more limited spread of analgesia, which lasted longer and was accompanied by less hypotension and fewer complications than those who received amethocaine.