Hyperbaric Bupivacaine for Spinal Anesthesia in Cesarean Section
- 1 November 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 63 (11), 1009-1013
- https://doi.org/10.1213/00000539-198411000-00009
Abstract
The efficacy and safety of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine (Sensorcaine, Astra) was evaluated in 22 patients undergoing elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. The dose varied from 7.5 to 10 mg, (depending on the patient's height) which was significantly lower than previously reported. Patients were placed in head-down tilt immediately after sub-arachnoid injection. The mean spread of analgesia was to T3, which was reached in 10–15 min. Regression was complete in 258 ± 16 min. Complete motor paralysis of lower extremities occurred in only two patients. Complete recovery of motor function in all patients was evident in less than 2.5 h. All infants were vigorous at birth and there were no serious maternal complications. The incidence of hypotension was 4.5%, the lowest reported as a consequence of spinal anesthesia in this group of patients, A technique involving the use of reduced doses of hyperbaric bupivacaine (0.5%) in conjunction with head-down tilt appears to be useful for spinal anesthesia for cesarean section.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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