Blood bupivacaine concentrations after pecto-serratus and serratus anterior plane injections of plain and liposomal bupivacaine in robotically-assisted mitral valve surgery : Sub-study of a randomized trial

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the timing of peak blood concentrations and potential toxicity when using a combination of plain and liposomal bupivacaine for thoracic fascial plane blocks.

DESIGN: Pharmacokinetic analysis.

SETTING: Operating room.

PATIENTS: Eighteen adult patients undergoing robotically-assisted mitral valve surgery.

INTERVENTIONS: Ultrasound-guided pecto-serratus and serratus anterior plane blocks using a mixture of 0.5% bupivacaine HCl up to 2.5 mg/kg and liposomal bupivacaine up to 266 mg.

MEASUREMENTS: Arterial plasma bupivacaine concentration.

MAIN RESULTS: Samples from 13 participants were analyzed. There was substantial inter-patient variability in plasma concentrations. A geometric mean maximum bupivacaine concentration was 1492 ng/ml (range 660 to 4650 ng/ml) at median time of 30 min after injection. In 4/13 (31%) patients, plasma bupivacaine concentrations exceeded our predefined 2000 ng/ml toxic threshold. A second much smaller peak was observed about 32 h after the injection. No obvious signs of local anesthetic toxicity were observed.

CONCLUSIONS: Combined injection of plain and liposomal bupivacaine for pecto-serratus/serratus anterior plane blocks produced a biphasic pattern, with the highest arterial plasma concentrations observed within 30 min. Maximum concentrations exceeded the potential toxic threshold in nearly a third of patients, but without clinical evidence of toxicity. Clinicians should not assume that routine combinations of plain and liposomal bupivacaine for thoracic fascial plane blocks are inherently safe.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical anesthesia - 95(2024) vom: 11. Apr., Seite 111470

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alfirevic, Andrej [VerfasserIn]
Almonacid-Cardenas, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Yalcin, Esra Kutlu [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Karan [VerfasserIn]
Kelava, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Sessler, Daniel I [VerfasserIn]
Turan, Alparslan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anesthetics, Local
Bupivacaine
Cardiac surgery
Fascial blocks
Journal Article
Liposomal bupivacaine
Liposomes
Randomized Controlled Trial
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Date Completed 27.04.2024

Date Revised 27.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111470

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370933680