title: [Mepivacaine in brachial plexus anesthesia in surgical interventions of long duration].
abstract: To evaluate the use of mepivacaine-HCl for continuous axillary brachial plexus block for surgery lasting several hours a prospective study was performed. Mepivacaine-HCl 400 mg was injected every two hours. Over a period of eight to twenty hours there was in all cases adequate analgesia and muscle relaxation for microsurgical repair of limbs. Mean serum levels of mepivacaine-HCl did not exceed the concentration of 5-6 micrograms/ml. There were no side effects caused by the local anaesthetic agent.
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008619:Mepivacaine / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008619:Mepivacaine
vernacular_title: Mepivacain zur Plexus brachialis-Anaesthesie bei langdauernden operativen Eingriffen.