• Anesthesiology · Nov 1994

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Pharmacokinetics of ropivacaine and bupivacaine for bilateral intercostal blockade in healthy male volunteers.

    • D J Kopacz, B M Emanuelsson, G E Thompson, R L Carpenter, and C A Stephenson.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
    • Anesthesiology. 1994 Nov 1;81(5):1139-48.

    BackgroundIntercostal blockade produces the highest serum local anesthetic concentrations of all regional anesthetic techniques. The purpose of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetic properties of ropivacaine and bupivacaine after bilateral intercostal blockade.MethodsThe pharmacokinetics of ropivacaine (n = 7) and bupivacaine (n = 7) were determined in adult human volunteers from venous samples drawn over 24 h after bilateral intercostal blockade of T5-T11 with 140 mg of either drug (0.25% plain solutions, 56 ml). Sensory (pinprick, temperature, and touch) and motor blockade (RAM-test and integrated electromyography) were assessed every 2 h.ResultsThere was no significant difference between the maximum plasma concentrations (Cmax) obtained for either drug (ropivacaine 1.1 +/- 0.4 microgram/ml, bupivacaine 0.9 +/- 0.2 microgram/ml, P = 0.39), and there were no toxic signs observed in the obtained plasma concentration ranges. Plasma concentrations tended to peak (tmax) earlier with ropivacaine (21 +/- 9 versus 30 +/- 8 min, P = 0.09). The terminal half-life (t1/2 beta) of ropivacaine (2.3 +/- 0.8 h) was significantly less than that for bupivacaine (4.6 +/- 2.6 h, P = 0.04). Sensory blockade measured by pinprick was of shorter duration with ropivacaine (6.0 +/- 2.5 h versus bupivacaine 10.0 +/- 3.0 h; P < 0.001). Likewise, motor blockade was less intense and of shorter duration for ropivacaine by RAM-test (P = 0.02).ConclusionsThe results of this pharmacokinetic study indicate that 0.25% ropivacaine and 0.25% bupivacaine (56 ml, 140 mg) produce peak plasma levels less than those considered toxic when used in bilateral intercostal blockade. Studies of ropivacaine for intercostal blockade in surgical patients are necessary before the optimum concentration for efficacy and anesthetic/analgesic duration is identified.

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