Effect of cooled hyperbaric bupivacaine on unilateral spinal anesthesia success rate and hemodynamic complications in inguinal hernia surgery

Tomak, Yakup; ERDIVANLI, BAŞAR; SEN, AHMET; BOSTAN, Habib; BUDAK, Ersel; Pergel, AHMET

doi:10.1007/s00540-015-2081-1

Effect of cooled hyperbaric bupivacaine on unilateral spinal anesthesia success rate and hemodynamic complications in inguinal hernia surgery

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Tomak Y., ERDIVANLI B., SEN A., BOSTAN H., BUDAK E. T., Pergel A.

JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA, vol.30, no.1, pp.26-30, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00540-015-2081-1
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.26-30
Keywords: Unilateral spinal anesthesia, Bupivacaine, Temperature, OUTPATIENT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY, TEMPERATURE, 0.5-PERCENT, INJECTION, NEEDLE, BLOCK, LEVOBUPIVACAINE, ROPIVACAINE, SPREAD, SPEED
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We hypothesized that cooling hyperbaric bupivacaine from 23 to 5 A degrees C may limit the intrathecal spread of bupivacaine and therefore increase the success rate of unilateral spinal anesthesia and decrease the rate of hemodynamic complications.