Key result
Spinal anesthesia with tetracaine results in age-related differences in blood pressure, heart rate, and motor block recovery time between children and adults.
Why the study?
Do changes in blood pressure, heart rate, and motor block recovery time after spinal anesthesia differ between children and adults?
Population
82 patients undergoing spinal anesthesia with sensory levels T5-T3
Comparison
Spinal anesthesia with tetracaine 0.3 mg/kg plus… vs Spinal anesthesia with tetracaine 0.3 mg/kg plus…
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Cohort
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May warrant age-adjusted monitoring with tetracaine spinal anesthesia; leaves open optimal pediatric dosing pending prospective trials.
Do changes in blood pressure, heart rate, and motor block recovery time after spinal anesthesia differ between children and adults?
This study compares hemodynamic changes and motor block recovery time between children and adults undergoing spinal anesthesia.
Dohl et al. (1979) studied this question. Spinal anesthesia with tetracaine results in age-related differences in blood pressure, heart rate, and motor block recovery time between children and adults.
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