Infant spinal anesthesia: Do girls need a larger dose of local anesthetic?

ConclusionThere is no evidence that sex differences occur at the ED50 dose range or at the clinically relevant ED95 dose. Modification of spinal anesthetic dose is not required for infant girls.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - August 17, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Geoff Frawley, Md Hamidul Huque Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research