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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 22, 79-83, Copyright © 1975 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Concentration of Lidocaine Hydrochloride in Newborn Gastric Fluid after Elective Caesarean Section and Vaginal Delivery with Epidural Analgesia

SANJAY DATTA 1, GERMAIN L. HOULE 1, and GORDON S. FOX 1

1 Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University

Lidocaine concentrations were measured after vaginal delivery or Caesarean section with epidural anaesthesia in samples of maternal and umbilical blood and in newborn gastric contents. The pH of the gastric aspirate was also determined in a number of neonates. Gastric lidocaine concentrations were higher and the pH was lower after vaginal delivery in comparison to Caesarean section. A significant inverse correlation exists between gastricpH and gastric lidocaine concentration. Neonate gastric lidocaine concentration was significantly higher than in maternal or umbilical venous plasma after vaginal delivery, but not after Caesarean section. Due to these differences, gastric lavage for the treatment of neonatal lidocaine intoxication may be more beneficial in reducing foetal systemic local anaesthetic concentration after vaginal than after elective abdominal delivery.






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