title: [The spread of spinal anesthesia in young patients].
abstract: We have studied the spread of spinal anesthesia with Neo-percamine S, containing hyperbaric dibucaine, in 20 younger patients (13-18 yr) and 20 older patients (22-61 yr). In younger patients, 2.17 +/- 1.7 (mean +/- SD) ml of the anesthetic solution blocked 19.4 +/- 1.7 spinal segments. In older patients, 2.22 +/- 0.18 ml of the solution blocked 16.3 +/- 0.18 spinal segments. Spinal anesthesia higher than T3 level was observed in 45% of the younger patients, whereas such level of spinal anesthesia was not observed in the older patients. Our results suggest that hyperbaric dibucaine solution for spinal anesthesia may have a tendency to produce an unexpectedly extensive spread of anesthesia in young patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects; D003992:Dibucaine; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D012996:Solutions; D013046:Specific Gravity
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D003992:Dibucaine