• Eur J Anaesthesiol · Nov 2002

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

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

    • M Nakayama, J Yamamoto, H Ichinose, S Yamamoto, N Kanaya, and A Namiki.
    • Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Japan. mnakaya@sapmed.ac.jp
    • Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2002 Nov 1;19(11):808-11.

    Background And ObjectiveThe 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.MethodsAfter Institutional Review Board approval and informed consent, patients undergoing elective Caesarean section were randomized to receive either lidocaine 1% 30 mL (+epinephrine 5 microg mL(-1)) or lidocaine 2% 15 mL (+epinephrine 5 microg 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.ResultsNo 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.ConclusionsThe 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.

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