Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. Supplementum
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Suppl · Jan 1975
Comparative Study Clinical TrialAxillary plexus block with etidocaine.
Axillary plexus block has been used to compare 0.5% and 1.0% etidocaine (with adrenaline 5 mug/ml) in 32 patients in an open label study. The injected volume was 30 ml. The time to total analgesia and motor block was around 10-12 minutes. ⋯ The time from injection to return of total sensation and motility was 8.5-10 hours. Adequate analgesia was achieved in all patients but two (one in each group). No noteworthy differences were found between the two solutions.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Suppl · Jan 1975
Comparative Study Clinical TrialEtidocaine in intercostal nerve block for pain relief after thoracotomy; a comparison with bupivacaine.
For pain relief after thoracotomy, intercostal nerve block with etidocaine 1% and bupivacaine 0.5%, both containing adrenaline 5 mug/ml, was used. Duration of skin analgesia for sharp pain was around 11 hours for both solutions. Post-operative pain was noted 6 and 5 hours after injection for etidocaine and bupivacaine respectively. ⋯ Arterial and venous blood levels of the local anaesthetics were low and no signs of toxicity were noted. All patients experienced a certain pain relief from the blocks. Because of shoulder pain in some patients intercostal nerve block alone does not seem to be a perfect post-operative method for pain relief after thoracotomies.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Suppl · Jan 1975
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialA comparative study between etidocaine and bupivacaine in ulnar nerve block.
The long-acting local anaesthetics bupivacaine and etidocaine were compared in a double-blind study using ulnar nerve block. Eleven volunteers took part in the study. Solutions used were: bupivacaine 0.25% and 0.5% and etidocaine 0.5% and 1 %. ⋯ Differences were seen in the degree of motor block in favour of etidocaine. The sympathetic block seemed to be more intense and of longer duration with bupivacaine. Etidocaine had a shorter time of onset in all nerve fibres.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Suppl · Jan 1975
Comparative Study Clinical TrialSupraclavicular brachial plexus block with etidocaine without vasoconstrictor. Preliminary report.
When used for supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks, etidocaine 1% gave a quick and sufficient onset. Its duration was longer than that of mepivacaine 2%, and equal to that of bupivacaine 0.5%. ⋯ The long-acting agents showed great variations in duration, and they all had longer regression times than mepivacaine. No serious pharmacological side-effects were observed during this study, and so far there are no reports on neurological sequelae.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Suppl · Jan 1975
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialComparison between bupivacaine and etidocaine in lumbar epidural block for urological surgery.
Lumbar epidural blocks produced by 17 ml of etidocaine 1% or bupivacaine 0.5%, both with adrenaline (5 mug/ml), have been compared in a double-blind trial in 40 patients, all scheduled for elective urological surgery. The onset time and segmental spread of analgesia, tested by pinprick and thermal pain, seemed to be slightly shorter with etidocaine (not statistically significant). The duration of analgesia and the blood-pressure changes were comparable with both drugs. The incidence and intensity of motor block were higher with etidocaine.