The systemic toxicity of equipotent proxymetacaine, oxybuprocaine, and bupivacaine during continuous intravenous infusion in rats.

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Hung CH, Liu KS, Shao DZ, Cheng KI, Chen YC, Chen YW

The systemic toxicity of equipotent proxymetacaine, oxybuprocaine, and bupivacaine during continuous intravenous infusion in rats.

Anesth Analg. 2010 Jan 1;110(1):238-42. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181bf6acf. Epub 2009 Nov 6.

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BACKGROUND: Although proxymetacaine and oxybuprocaine produce topical ocular and spinal anesthesia, they have never been tested as cutaneous anesthetics. We compared cutaneous analgesia of proxymetacaine and oxybuprocaine with bupivacaine and tested their central nervous system and cardiovascular toxicity. METHODS: After blockade of cutaneous trunci muscle reflex with subcutaneous injections, we evaluated the local anesthetic effect of proxymetacaine and oxybuprocaine on cutaneous analgesia in rats. After i.v. infusions of equipotent doses of oxybuprocaine, proxymetacaine, and bupivacaine, we observed the onset time of seizure, apnea, and impending death and monitored mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate. RESULTS: Proxymetacaine and oxybuprocaine acted like bupivacaine and produced dose-related cutaneous analgesia. On a 50% effective dose basis, the ranks of potencies were proxymetacaine > oxybuprocaine > bupivacaine (P < 0.01). Under equipotent doses, the infusion times of proxymetacaine or oxybuprocaine required to cause seizure, apnea, and impending death were longer than that of bupivacaine (P < 0.05). The decrease in mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate was slower with oxybuprocaine and proxymetacaine compared with bupivacaine (P < 0.05 for the differences) at equipotent doses. CONCLUSIONS: Oxybuprocaine and proxymetacaine were more potent at producing cutaneous anesthesia but were less potent than bupivacaine at producing central nervous system and cardiovascular toxicity.

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