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Effects of volume and concentration of lidocaine on epidural anaesthesia in pregnant females

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

M. Nakayama ,
J. Yamamoto ,
H. Ichinose ,
S. Yamamoto ,
N. Kanaya  and
A. Namiki
M. Nakayama
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Japan
J. Yamamoto
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Japan
H. Ichinose
Affiliation:
Obihiro Kosei Hospital, Division of Anesthesia, Obihiro, Japan
S. Yamamoto
Affiliation:
Obihiro Kosei Hospital, Division of Anesthesia, Obihiro, Japan
N. Kanaya
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Japan
A. Namiki
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Japan
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Abstract

Background and objective: The effects of altering the concentration of a local anaesthetic on the development of epidural anaesthesia in pregnant females are unclear. We compared the anaesthetic effects of a constant dose of two different concentrations of epidural lidocaine for Caesarean section.

Methods: After Institutional Review Board approval and informed consent, patients undergoing elective Caesarean section were randomized to receive either lidocaine 1% 30 mL (+epinephrine 5 μg mL−1) or lidocaine 2% 15 mL (+epinephrine 5 μg mL−1) (n = 20 each) for epidural anaesthesia at the L1-L2 interspace. The spread of the sensory block to pinprick and the degree of motor block (modified Bromage scale) were measured at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 min after injection.

Results: No significant differences in the progression of analgesia and motor block were observed at any time between 1 and 2% lidocaine. The maximum cephalad spread was observed 30 min after injection; the median was at T4 (range T3–T5) and at T4 (range T3–T6) for lidocaine 1 and 2%, respectively.

Conclusions: The same doses but different volumes of lidocaine 1 and 2% produced comparable anaesthetic effects in pregnant females. The effects of epidural anaesthesia depend primarily on the total dose of the local anaesthetic.

Keywords

anaesthetic techniquesepiduralanaestheticslocal lidocaineanaesthesiaobstetrical
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 19 , Issue 11 , November 2002 , pp. 808 - 811
Copyright
2002 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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