Adrenaline-induced hypotension in neurosurgery

S. Phillips*, S. E. Hutchinson, P. Bayly, T. E. Hollway

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Abstract

Summary: We have compared the effects of scalp infiltration with 0.5% lignocaine, 0.5% lignocaine with adrenaline 1:200000, 0.9% saline and 0.9% saline with adrenaline 1:200000, in a prospective, randomized, double-blind study. Direct arterial pressure, heart rate and bleeding at incision were recorded in 80 patients undergoing craniotomy or craniectomy. Arterial pressure decreased by more than 20% from preinfiltration values in 40% of patients in the saline with adrenaline group, and in 55% of patients in the lignocaine with adrenaline group. It did not decrease in patients who did not receive adrenaline. (Br. J. Anaesth. 1993; 70: 687-688).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)687-688
Number of pages2
JournalBritish Journal of Anaesthesia
Volume70
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1993
Externally publishedYes

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