Table 2 Spinal anesthetic dosing
Dose - mg | Total Hip Arthroplasty | Total Knee Arthroplasty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hyperbaric Bupivacaine (n=401) | Isobaric Bupivacaine (n=34) | Mepivacaine (n=232) | Hyperbaric Bupivacaine (n=502) | Isobaric Bupivacaine (n=28) | Mepivacaine (n=131) | |
Mean | 10.9 | 12.7 | 63.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 65.2 |
SD | 1.7 | 2.1 | 75.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 54.5 |
Median | 10.5 | 12.5 | 60.0 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 60.0 |
25th Percentile | 10.5 | 11.5 | 56.0 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 60.0 |
75th Percentile | 12.0 | 15.0 | 60.0 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 60.0 |