EXTRADURAL BUPIVACAINE AND METHADONE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK-WAVE LITHOTRIPSY

Combined extradural bupivacaine and methadone analgesia was investigated in 144 patients who underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Patients were assigned randomly to one of three groups: group I—extradural 0.5% bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.75 mg kg−1; group II—extradural 0.1% methad...

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Published in:British Journal of Anaesthesia 1989-01, Vol.62 (1), p.82-86
Main Authors: DRENGER, B., SHIR, Y., PODE, D., SHAPIRO, A., MAGORA, F., DAVIDSON, J.T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal surgery. Urology. Gynecology. Obstetrics
Analgesia, Epidural
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on type of surgery
Anesthesia, Epidural
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Bupivacaine
Female
Humans
Lithotripsy
Male
Medical sciences
Methadone
Middle Aged
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Summary:Combined extradural bupivacaine and methadone analgesia was investigated in 144 patients who underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Patients were assigned randomly to one of three groups: group I—extradural 0.5% bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.75 mg kg−1; group II—extradural 0.1% methadone hydrochloride 4 mg after the bupivacaine; group III—as group II, plus a continuous extradural infusion of methadone 0.3 mg h−1 after operation. In all patients, only partial motor deficit occurred. During ESWL, patients who received extradural bupivacaine and methadone had significantly less pain compared with those who had bupivacaine alone (P < 0.025). Extradural anaesthesia and immersion in the warm water bath were accompanied by only mild fluctuations in arterial pressure. After ESWL, significantly more patients with continuous methadone infusion were pain free (P < 0.05) and they required less systemic analgesics. The anaesthesia during and after the ESWL procedure may be carried out safely and effectively by the administration of small doses of bupivacaine combined with methadone followed by infusion of the opioid.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/62.1.82