Publications by authors named "Inga Nurka"
Local Reg Anesth
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how a fixed dose of 225 mg ropivacaine for pain relief affects older patients undergoing knee surgery, considering different types of anesthesia and factors like age and weight.
- 24 patients were divided into three groups: one receiving a femoral nerve block, another with local infiltration of ropivacaine plus epinephrine, and the last without epinephrine, with blood samples taken at various intervals to measure ropivacaine levels.
- Results showed that using epinephrine with ropivacaine significantly lowered plasma levels, indicating a better safety profile, while age had some correlation with the drug's peak concentration, ensuring overall levels stayed below toxicity thresholds.
