Isobaric bupivacaine via spinal catheter for hip replacement surgery: ED50 and ED95 dose determination

Background:  Continuous spinal anaesthesia with spinal catheters allows incremental dosing of the local anaesthetic and, consequently, less haemodynamic change. However, little is known about the required doses. Therefore, we designed a study to assess the local anaesthetic doses of isobaric bupivacaine which were effective in 50% (ED50) and 95% (ED95) of patients undergoing hip replacement surgery.

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