PLASMA PRILOCAINE CONCENTRATIONS AFTER THREE TECHNIQUES OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCKADE

Brachial plexus blockade (n = 30: 10 axillary, 10 perivascular subclavian, 10 interscalene) was performed on 28 patients, using 35 ml of 1.5% prilocaine in plain solution. Plasma prilocaine concentrations were measured at intervals over the following 60 min. There was no significant difference in th...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1988-02, Vol.60 (2), p.136-139
Main Authors: MACLEAN, D., CHAMBERS, W.A., TUCKER, G.T., WILDSMITH, J.A.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Brachial Plexus
Humans
Injections, Intramuscular
Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment)
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nerve Block - methods
Prilocaine - administration & dosage
Prilocaine - blood
Time Factors
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Summary:Brachial plexus blockade (n = 30: 10 axillary, 10 perivascular subclavian, 10 interscalene) was performed on 28 patients, using 35 ml of 1.5% prilocaine in plain solution. Plasma prilocaine concentrations were measured at intervals over the following 60 min. There was no significant difference in the prilocaine concentrations between the three groups. One asymptomatic patient in the interscalene group had a peak prilocaine concentration greater than the accepted threshold for toxic symptoms.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/60.2.136