Motor power pharmacodynamics of subarachnoid hyperbaric 5% lidocaine in the sitting position

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
J RushmerS S Chan

Abstract

Repetitive dynamometric measurement using a plantar flexion power device (PFPD) provides detailed data describing the onset and offset of motor block following spinal administration of lidocaine. The aim of this study was to evaluate administration of two doses of spinal lidocaine in the sitting position to determine whether our dynamometric model produces data consistent with our current understanding of the pharmacokinetics of subarachnoid, hyperbaric, 5% lidocaine. Twenty male patients (54 to 80 yr) undergoing cystoscopy received spinal anaesthesia with either 75 mg (n = 10) or 100 mg of hyperbaric lidocaine 5%, in the sitting position, under standardised conditions. Plantar flexion muscle power was recorded during onset and offset of anaesthesia using a load cell interfaced with a computer (PFPD). Onset of paralysis following spinal block in the sitting position was rapid and complete with motor power declining exponentially to 5% of preoperative values by 8.5 min in all patients. There was no difference in decay or recovery of plantar flexion motor power data between dosage groups in the sitting position. Measurement using the PFPD shows that onset of motor paralysis is described by an exponential decay and that motor reco...Continue Reading

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