Open AccessComparison of Spread of Epidural Anesthesia in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women
Author(s) -
Ernest M. Grundy,
Asuncion M. Zamora,
Alon P. Winnie
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-197809000-00006
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , bupivacaine , anesthetic , local anesthetic , elective cesarean section , epinephrine , pregnancy , anesthetic effect , significant difference , obstetrics , biology , genetics
Using a standardized epidural anesthetic technic, we compared levels of sensory anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean section and in nonpregnant women undergoing elective surgery. When equal volumes of local anesthetic solutions were injected (either 15 ml or 20 ml of 0.75% bupivacaine without epinephrine), there was no statistically significant difference in sensory levels in pregnant and nonpregnant patients.