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Fentanyl Prolongs Lidocaine Spinal Anesthesia Without Prolonging Recovery

1995; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 80; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00000539-199504000-00014

1526-7598

Spencer Liu, Andrew A. Chiu, Randall L. Carpenter, Michael F. Mulroy, Hugh W. Allen, Joseph M. Neal, Julia E. Pollock,

Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

Lidocaine spinal anesthesia is a popular anesthetic for short procedures due to its brief duration.The addition of fentanyl may improve the quality and duration of lidocaine spinal anesthesia. Eight volunteers received plain lidocaine 5% in dextrose (50 mg) both with and without 20 micro gram of fentanyl in a randomized, double-blind, cross-over fashion. Sensory analgesia was assessed with pinprick, cold, touch, transcutaneous electrical stimulation equivalent to surgical incision, and duration of tolerance of pneumatic thigh tourniquet. Motor block was assessed with isometric force dynamometry. Regression of pinprick, touch, and cold was prolonged with fentanyl. Duration of tolerance of electrical stimulation at the umbilicus, hip, knee, and ankle was increased with fentanyl (181% increase from plain lidocaine on average; P < 0.01). Duration of tolerance of tourniquet-induced pain was increased by an average of 48% with addition of fentanyl (P = 0.02). Neither motor block nor time to void was prolonged with fentanyl. Pruritus occurred in all subjects receiving fentanyl but was treated easily and were well tolerated. We recommend the addition of 20 micro gram of fentanyl to lidocaine spinal anesthesia as a means to improve duration of sensory anesthesia without prolonging recovery of motor function or time to micturition. (Anesth Analg 1995;80:730-4)