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Dose-response effects of spinal neostigmine added to bupivacaine spinal anesthesia in volunteers.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Intrathecal adjuncts often are used to enhance small-dose spinal bupivacaine for ambulatory anesthesia. Neostigmine is a novel spinal analgesic that could be a useful adjunct, but no data exist to assess the effects of neostigmine on small-dose bupivacaine spinal anesthesia.
METHODS:
Eighteen volunteers received two bupivacaine spinal anesthetics (7.5 mg) in a randomized, double-blinded, crossover design. Dextrose, 5% (1 ml), was added to one spinal infusion and 6.25, 12.5, or 50 microg neostigmine in dextrose, 5%, was added to the other spinal. Sensory block was assessed with pinprick; by the duration of tolerance to electric stimulation equivalent to surgical incision at the pubis, knee, and ankle; and by the duration of tolerance to thigh tourniquet. Motor block at the quadriceps was assessed with surface electromyography. Side effects (nausea, vomiting, pruritus, and sedation) were noted. Hemodynamic and respiratory parameters were recorded every 5 min. Dose-response relations were assessed with analysis of variance, paired t tests, or Spearman rank correlation.
RESULTS:
The addition of 50 microg neostigmine significantly increased the duration of sensory and motor block and the time until discharge criteria were achieved. The addition of neostigmine produced dose-dependent nausea (33-67%) and vomiting (17-50%). Neostigmine at these doses had no effect on hemodynamic or respiratory parameters.
CONCLUSIONS:
The addition of 50 microg neostigmine prolonged the duration of sensory and motor block. However, high incidences of side effects and delayed recovery from anesthesia with the addition of 6.25 to 50 microg neostigmine may limit the clinical use of these doses for outpatient spinal anesthesia.
AuthorsS S Liu, P S Hodgson, J M Moore, W J Trautman, D L Burkhead
JournalAnesthesiology (Anesthesiology) Vol. 90 Issue 3 Pg. 710-7 (Mar 1999) ISSN: 0003-3022 [Print] United States
PMID10078671 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Parasympathomimetics
  • Neostigmine
  • Glucose
  • Bupivacaine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, Spinal
  • Anesthetics, Local (administration & dosage)
  • Bupivacaine (administration & dosage)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Synergism
  • Female
  • Glucose (administration & dosage)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neostigmine (administration & dosage)
  • Parasympathomimetics (administration & dosage)

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