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Temperature of Levobupivacaine doesn't affect its performance
March 2013
Temperature of Levobupivacaine doesn't affect its performance
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia after intra-articular injection of warmed versus room-temperature levobupivacaine: A double-blind randomized trial
Arthroscopy. 2009 Sep;25(9):1019-24.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
32 patients scheduled to undergo knee arthroscopy and partial menisectomy were randomized to receive intra-articular injection of warmed bupvacaine(40 degrees Celsius) or bupivacaine at room temperature (25 degrees Celsius). Follow up at 15 hour and at discharge, revealed no statistically significant differences in the pain scores with the administration of warmed (40 degrees Celsius) levobupivaca...
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