title: [Clinical aspects of spinal anesthesia administered using 0.5% isobar bupivacaine (Maracine) at the L2/L3 or L4/L5 level].
abstract: The effect of employing different interspaces for lumbar puncture during spinal anaesthesia was evaluated in 40 patients receiving 4 ml of 0.5% plain bupivacaine at level L2/L3 or L4/L5. No differences were observed in onset, spread or duration of analgesia. Furthermore, we found that only 80% of the patients, independently of the interspace used, had a cephalad spread to T8 and conclude that spinal anaesthesia using plain bupivacaine is not ideal for supraumbilical surgery.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kristoffersen
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daugaard
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dørup
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine
vernacular_title: Kliniske aspekter af spinalanalgesi anlagt med 0.5% isobar bupivacain (Marcain) på L2/L3 versus L4/L5 niveau.