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| [[Lidocaine]]||5 mg/kg (max 300mg)||7 mg/kg||30-90 min
| [[Lidocaine]]||5 mg/kg (max 300mg)||7 mg/kg (max 500mg)||30-90 min
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*1% soln contains 10 mg/ml  
*1% soln contains 10 mg/ml  
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| [[Mevipicaine]]||7 mg/kg||8 mg/kg||||
| [[Mevipicaine]]||7 mg/kg||8 mg/kg||||
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| [[Bupivicaine]]||2.5 mg/kg (max 175mg)||3 mg/kg||6-8 hr
| [[Bupivicaine]]||2.5 mg/kg (max 175mg)||3 mg/kg (max 225mg)||6-8 hr
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*0.5% soln contains 5 mg/ml
*0.5% soln contains 5 mg/ml
*May cause [[cardiac arrest]] if injected intravascularly
*May cause [[cardiac arrest]] if injected intravascularly
*Do not buffer with bicarbonate
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| [[Ropivacaine]]||3 mg/kg||||||
| [[Ropivacaine]]||3 mg/kg||||||

Revision as of 19:10, 17 February 2015

Maximum Doses of Anesthetic Agents

Agent Without Epinephrine With Epinephrine Duration Notes
Lidocaine 5 mg/kg (max 300mg) 7 mg/kg (max 500mg) 30-90 min
  • 1% soln contains 10 mg/ml
  • 2% soln contains 20 mg/ml
Mevipicaine 7 mg/kg 8 mg/kg
Bupivicaine 2.5 mg/kg (max 175mg) 3 mg/kg (max 225mg) 6-8 hr
  • 0.5% soln contains 5 mg/ml
  • May cause cardiac arrest if injected intravascularly
  • Do not buffer with bicarbonate
Ropivacaine 3 mg/kg
Prilocaine 6 mg/kg