title: Steady-state pharmacokinetics of interpleural bupivacaine in patients after cholecystectomy.
abstract: Venous plasma concentrations of bupivacaine were determined in eight cholecystectomy patients following multiple interpleural bolus instillations of bupivacaine 20 ml 0.5% with adrenaline (5 mg/l) administered at six- to eight-hour intervals. The mean steady-state peak plasma concentration was 2.3 mg/l (range 1.2-3.1 mg/l); however, in three of the eight patients peak plasma concentrations were greater than 3 mg/l. The mean accumulation ratio was found to be 1.6 (range 0.99-2.49), with steady-state occurring within the first 24 hours of drug administration. Mean apparent systemic plasma clearance was 0.16 +/- 0.07 l/kg/h with a mean terminal half-life of 5.8 +/- 2.3 hours measured at steady-state, values which were not significantly different (P greater than 0.05) from those values obtained following single interpleural bolus dose administration.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kastrissios
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Triggs
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mogg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sainsbury
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higbie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leow
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sidhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002404:Catheterization; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010994:Pleura
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine