Latência da lidocaína a 1% para anestesia infiltrativa da pele

Gustavo Paiva Almeida; Gustavo Luchi Boos; Tiago Gayer de Alencar; Getúlio Rodrigues de Oliveira Filho

doi:10.1590/S0034-70942005000300005

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Latência da lidocaína a 1% para anestesia infiltrativa da pele

Onset of 1% lidocaine for skin infiltrative anesthesia

Gustavo Paiva Almeida; Gustavo Luchi Boos; Tiago Gayer de Alencar; Getúlio Rodrigues de Oliveira Filho

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-70942005000300005 Braz J Anesthesiol, vol.55, n3, p.284-288, 2005

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JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: As latências T50 e T95 correspondem às medianas dos intervalos entre o término da infiltração da pele e subcutâneo com anestésico local e a ocorrência de estímulo nóxico, que garantem insensibilidade em 50% e em 95% dos pacientes, respectivamente. Este estudo avaliou o T50 e o T95 da infiltração de lidocaína a 1% para punção da pele da região lombar. MÉTODO: O estudo foi prospectivo seguindo a técnica de alocação seqüencial dependente da resposta do paciente anterior, incluindo 25 pacientes submetidos a bloqueios subaracnóideos com agulha de Quincke 25G. Lidocaína a 1%, 3 mL, foi infiltrada na pele e subcutâneo de L3-L4 ou L4-L5, com agulha de 10 mm 25G. Os intervalos de tempo decorridos entre o término da infiltração e a punção com agulha de Quincke 25G foram estabelecidos em escala logarítmica. O intervalo inicial foi de 30 segundos. Os intervalos subseqüentes dependeram da resposta do paciente anterior. Caso o paciente referisse ter sentido a punção da pele com a agulha de Quincke, o tempo de espera era aumentado para o tempo imediatamente superior no paciente seguinte. Caso contrário, era diminuído para o intervalo imediatamente inferior. O T50 e o T95 foram calculados pelas fórmulas de Dixon e Massey. RESULTADOS: As medianas (limites de 95% de confiança) do T50 e do T95 foram 25 segundos (20 - 31 segundos) e 53 segundos (33 - 85 segundos), respectivamente. CONCLUSÕES: Para obter anestesia da pele da região lombar para punção subaracnóidea em 95% dos pacientes, utilizando anestesia infiltrativa com 3 mL de lidocaína a 1%, deve-se aguardar de 33 a 85 segundos entre o término da infiltração e a punção.

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COMPLICAÇÕES, Dor, TÉCNICAS ANESTÉSICAS, Infiltrativa

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Minimum T50 and T95 onsets are the medians of time intervals between end of skin and subcutaneous tissue infiltration with local anesthetics and a painful stimulation, which are associated to no pain in 50% and 95% of patients, respectively. This study has evaluated T50 and T95 of subcutaneous 1% lidocaine for lumbar skin puncture. METHODS: This was a prospective study with sequential allocation depending on the response of previous patient (Dixon and Massey's up-down method) involving 25 patients submitted to spinal blocks with 25G Quincke needle. Skin and subcutaneous tissue were infiltrated with 3 mL of 1% lidocaine in L3-L4 or L4-L5 interspace with 10 mm 25G needle. Time elapsed between the end of infiltration and 25G Quincke needle puncture was established in logarithmic scale. Initial interval was 30 seconds. Subsequent intervals depended on previous patient's response. If the patient referred pain at 25G Quincke needle puncture, the next patient was allocated to the immediately longer interval; otherwise, the next patient would be allocated to the immediately shorter interval. Dixon and Massey's formulas were applied to calculate T50 and T95. RESULTS: Medians (95% confidence limits) of T50 and T95 were 25 seconds (20-31 seconds) and 53 seconds (33-85 seconds), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: To obtain lumbar skin anesthesia before lumbar puncture in 95% of patients, one should wait 33 to 85 seconds after the end of subcutaneous infiltration of 3 mL of 1% plain lidocaine.

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ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUES, Infiltrative, COMPLICATIONS, Pain

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Latência da lidocaína a 1% para anestesia infiltrativa da pele

Onset of 1% lidocaine for skin infiltrative anesthesia

Gustavo Paiva Almeida; Gustavo Luchi Boos; Tiago Gayer de Alencar; Getúlio Rodrigues de Oliveira Filho

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