A comparison of the inhibitory effects of bupivacaine and levobupivacaine on isolated human pregnant myometrium contractility

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Fanning, Rebecca A. [1 ]
Campion, Deirdre P. [2 ]
Collins, Colm B. [2 ]
Keely, Simon [2 ]
Briggs, Liam P. [1 ]
O'Connor, John J. [3 ]
Carey, Michael F. [1 ]
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[1] Coombe Women & Infants Univ Hosp, Dept Perioperat Med, Dublin 8, Ireland
[2] Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Agr Food Sci & Vet Med, Dublin 2, Ireland
[3] Univ Coll Dublin, Conway Inst Biomol & Biomed Sci, Dublin 2, Ireland
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10.1213/ane.0b013e3181804245
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BACKGROUND: Epidural analgesia with levobupivacaine and bupivacaine is a common and effective method of labor pain relief. However, its use is associated with an increased instrumental delivery rate. One of the mechanisms postulated to account for this unwanted effect is the direct effect of local anesthetics oil myometrial contractility. We determined die effects of bupivacaine and levobupivacaine on the amplitude and frequency of contractions of human term myometrium. METHODS: Uterine specimens were obtained from nonlaboring parturients scheduled for elective lower-segment cesarean delivery at term. Longitudinal muscle strips were prepared and Mounted vertically in tissue chambers, and changes in the amplitude (peak force) and the frequency of contractions were recorded. Spontaneous contractions commenced after a period of application of 1 g (9.81 mN) of tension to the myometrial strips. No uterotonic drugs were used. The muscle strips were then exposed to cumulative concentrations of bupivacaine and levobupivacaine and dose-response curves were generated. RESULTS: Both bupivacaine and levobupivacaine decreased the amplitude of contractions in human myometrium in a concentration-dependent manner, reaching significance at 1 X 10(-4) M for both bupivacaine and levobupivacaine compared with the internal control amplitude. With both drugs, the decrease in amplitude was accompanied by an increase in the frequency of contractions reaching significance at 3 x 10(-5) M for both bupivacaine and levobupivacaine compared with the internal control frequency. CONCLUSIONS: The concentrations required for the effects on amplitude are much higher (33 fold) than the clinically relevant plasma concentrations of these drugs after epidural administration, and are unlikely to be significant in the setting of low-dose epidural analgesia in labor.
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