title: Hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal analgesia.
abstract: Sixty-one patients (ASA classification I-III) were studied in an open non-comparative trial to assess the efficacy of hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia. In 59 patients the quality of analgesic block was good, while 2 required supplementary analgesia and sedation. Four patients became hypotensive, this requiring correction by fluid volume replacement. Hyperbaric bupivacaine, with a mean duration of action of 6 1/2 hours, has proved satisfactory in our anaesthetic practice.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002045:Bupivacaine; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine