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Efficacy of an epidural test dose in adult patients anesthetized with isoflurane: lidocaine containing 15 micrograms epinephrine reliably increases arterial blood pressure, but not heart rate.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7818118     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
When continuous epidural anesthesia is combined with general anesthesia, the only objective sign of intravascular migration of the epidural catheter are the increments of heart rate (HR) or arterial blood pressure after a local anesthetic test dose containing epinephrine. However, the efficacy of a simulated intravenous (IV) test dose in adult patients under general anesthesia has not been determined. Thirty adult patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups, each of which was anesthetized with 1% end-tidal isoflurane and nitrous oxide after endotracheal intubation. The epinephrine group (n = 15) was given 3 mL of 1.5% lidocaine with epinephrine (1:200,000) IV to simulate an IV administered epidural test dose. The saline group (n = 15) was identical to epinephrine group, but received 3 mL of normal saline IV. HR and arterial blood pressure were measured at 20-s intervals for 4 min after IV injection. In the epinephrine group, significant increases in HR compared with the baseline value were observed from 40 to 80 s after the IV test dose with a mean maximum HR increase of 24 +/- 2 bpm (mean +/- SEM) occurring at 48 +/- 3 s. However, 5 of 15 patients in the epinephrine group developed HR increments smaller than 20 bpm (sensitivity 67%). Since HRs were essentially unchanged in the saline group, specificity, positive predictive value (+PV), and negative predictive value (-PV) were 100%, 100%, and 75%, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
M Tanaka; S Yamamoto; H Ashimura; M Iwai; N Matsumiya
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Anesthesia and analgesia     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0003-2999     ISO Abbreviation:  Anesth. Analg.     Publication Date:  1995 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-02-09     Completed Date:  1995-02-09     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1310650     Medline TA:  Anesth Analg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  310-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia/Critical Care Medicine, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki-ken, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Anesthesia, General*
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Epinephrine / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Female
Heart Rate / drug effects*
Humans
Isoflurane*
Lidocaine / administration & dosage*
Male
Nitrous Oxide*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Systole
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
10024-97-2/Nitrous Oxide; 137-58-6/Lidocaine; 26675-46-7/Isoflurane; 51-43-4/Epinephrine

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