Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Feb 2024
Mepivacaine dosing for spinal anesthesia in pediatric orthopedic surgery: a retrospective chart review.
Mepivacaine is an intermediate-acting local anesthetic used for spinal anesthesia in adults. Currently, there are no published dosing guidelines for spinal mepivacaine in patients under age 18. ⋯ We describe mepivacaine dosage as a function of age and weight in patients younger than 18 years. As age and weight increased, a lower dose of mepivacaine per kg was administered for spinal anesthesia.