Anaes Cases · Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity
The local anaesthetic dose calculation
The short case — the dose calculation. The bupivacaine 2 mg/kg x 60 = 120 mg; the 0.5 per cent = 5 mg/mL; the 120/5 = 24 mL.
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A junior asks you to calculate the maximum safe dose of the bupivacaine for the 60 kg patient and the volume of the 0.5 per cent solution this represents.
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A junior colleague asks you to calculate the maximum safe dose of the bupivacaine for the 60 kg patient and the maximum volume of the 0.5 per cent solution this represents.[41559382]
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- [3]Uysal AI, et al. Local anesthesia: safety and limitations. Aesthet Plast Surg, 2026.PMID 41559381
- [41559382]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.