Similar motor block effects and disposition kinetics between lidocaine and (+/-) mepivacaine in patients undergoing axillary brachial plexus block during day case surgery.

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Steady state bupivacaine plasma concentrations and safety of a femoral "3-in-1" nerve block with bupivacaine in patients over 80 years of age.

OBJECTIVES: Fracture of the upper femur is a common injury in the elderly. Several anesthetic techniques exist for surgery of traumatic hip fracture. The aim of this investigation was to study plasma concentrations and safety of 2 mg/kg bupivacaine in a femoral "3-in-1" nerve block in patients older than 80 years of age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A 3-in-1 femoral nerve block, combined with a general anesthetic was used in 10 elderly patients aged over 80 years. They were undergoing emergency surgery for stabilization of their fractured femur. Bupivacaine plasma concentrations of radial artery blood samples were assessed over a 6-hour period after a femoral 3-in-1 injection of 2 mg/kg bupivacaine 0.375% with epinephrine (1:400,000). RESULTS: No toxic reactions to bupivacaine were seen. In 8 of the 10 patients per- and postoperative analgesia were adequate as a result of the nerve block. Patients experienced loss of sensation and analgesia for 26.6 +/- 4.6 hours (mean +/- SD). This was inversely related to the apparent steady state concentration of bupivacaine. The mean of the individual peak plasma concentrations of bupivacaine (C(max) was 0.74+/- 0.64 microg/ml. The highest plasma concentration was 1.83 microg/ml. Large variations in plasma concentrations were detected in these patients. Bupivacaine metabolites were not detected. CONCLUSIONS: A femoral 3-in-1 nerve block, using 2 mg/kg bupivacaine with epinephrine, provides prolonged pain reliefwithout local anesthetic toxicity in elderly patients. It is a satisfactory supplementary analgesic technique for hip and knee surgery in the elderly

Steady state bupivacaine plasma concentrations and safety of a femoral "3-in-1" nerve block with bupivacaine in patients over 80 years of age.

Item does not contain fulltextOBJECTIVES: Fracture of the upper femur is a common injury in the elderly. Several anesthetic techniques exist for surgery of traumatic hip fracture. The aim of this investigation was to study plasma concentrations and safety of 2 mg/kg bupivacaine in a femoral "3-in-1" nerve block in patients older than 80 years of age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A 3-in-1 femoral nerve block, combined with a general anesthetic was used in 10 elderly patients aged over 80 years. They were undergoing emergency surgery for stabilization of their fractured femur. Bupivacaine plasma concentrations of radial artery blood samples were assessed over a 6-hour period after a femoral 3-in-1 injection of 2 mg/kg bupivacaine 0.375% with epinephrine (1:400,000). RESULTS: No toxic reactions to bupivacaine were seen. In 8 of the 10 patients per- and postoperative analgesia were adequate as a result of the nerve block. Patients experienced loss of sensation and analgesia for 26.6 +/- 4.6 hours (mean +/- SD). This was inversely related to the apparent steady state concentration of bupivacaine. The mean of the individual peak plasma concentrations of bupivacaine (C(max) was 0.74+/- 0.64 microg/ml. The highest plasma concentration was 1.83 microg/ml. Large variations in plasma concentrations were detected in these patients. Bupivacaine metabolites were not detected. CONCLUSIONS: A femoral 3-in-1 nerve block, using 2 mg/kg bupivacaine with epinephrine, provides prolonged pain reliefwithout local anesthetic toxicity in elderly patients. It is a satisfactory supplementary analgesic technique for hip and knee surgery in the elderly

Long duration of pain relief after 3-in-1 nerve block in geriatric patients

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Direct high-performance liquid chromatography determination of propofol and its metabolite quinol with their glucuronide conjugates and preliminary pharmacokinetics in plasma and urine of man

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Explorative pharmacokinetic study of preoperative administration of morphine 50 mg sustained-release capsules (Kapanol) to surgical patients.

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Comparison of the dispositon kinetics of lidocaine (lignocaine) in patients undergoing intravenous regional anaesthesia versus axillary brachial plexus block during day case surgery

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Similar motor block effects with different disposition kinetics between lidocaine and (±) articaine in patients undergoing axillary brachial plexus block during day case surgery.

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High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis, preliminary pharmacokinetics, metabolism and renal excretion of methylprednisolone with its C6 and C20 hydroxy metabolites in multiple sclerosis patients receiving high-dose pulse therapy.

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