Use of liposome-associated bupivacaine in a cancer pain syndrome.

Lafont, N D; Legros, F J; Boogaerts, J G · Anaesthesia · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Bupivacaine 0.25% encapsulated by multilamellar liposomes was administered epidurally to a patient suffering pain associated with lung cancer and the effect compared with a plain bupivacaine solution of the same concentration. Complete analgesia was produced for 4 h with the plain solution and 11 h with the liposomal formulation. No motor blockade or haemodynamic instability was observed with the liposome-associated bupivacaine.

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