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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
To date, results of studies evaluating the efficacy of opioids and local anesthetic combinations in the brachial plexus are inconclusive. We examined whether increasing sufentanil in doses of 5, 10, and 20 microg decreased onset time or increased duration of an axillary brachial plexus block. Ninety-two patients scheduled for carpal tunnel release under axillary brachial plexus block were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomized to receive axillary plexus block with 40 mL 1.5% mepivacaine and saline (Group 1), sufentanil 5 microg (Group 2), 10 microg (Group 3), or 20 microg (Group 4). Onset and duration of sensory and motor block were measured. Opioid-related side effects were recorded. The addition of sufentanil did not improve speed of onset or increase the duration of sensory or motor block. Paradoxically, duration of sensory and motor block was longest in the control group: sensory, 241 min (188-284) and motor, 234 min (128-305), and decreased with increasing doses of sufentanil in Group 4: sensory, 216 min (115-315) and motor, 172 min (115-260) (P < 0.05). Side effects occurred in 55% of patients belonging to Groups 2 and 4, and in 60% of the patients in Group 3. In contrast, only 10% of the patients reported side effects in the control group. We conclude that sufentanil added to mepivacaine does not increase the onset or prolong the duration of an axillary plexus block. Furthermore, the addition of sufentanil was associated with a frequent incidence of side effects. IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrates that the addition of sufentanil in a dose-dependent manner to 1.5% mepivacaine in the axillary plexus does not improve onset or duration of blockade, and that this admixture is associated with an increased incidence of side effects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
383-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Analgesia, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Analgesics, Opioid, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Anesthetics, Local, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Brachial Plexus, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Mepivacaine, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Motor Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Nerve Block, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Neurons, Afferent, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Sufentanil, pubmed-meshheading:10648326-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Sufentanil does not prolong the duration of analgesia in a mepivacaine brachial plexus block: a dose response study.
pubmed:affiliation
Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Hôpital Central, Nancy, France. h.bouaziz@chu-nancy.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial