Jan 15, 2013

The patient is 70 kg and the surgeon asks, "How many CCs of marcaine can I give?"  The marcaine is 0.25% and has epinephrine.

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Unknown said...

Max dose of Bupivacain (Marcaine) is 2.5 mg/kg, with epi it is 3 mg/kg.


70 kg x 3 mg/kg = 210 mg

210mg/2.5 mg/mL = 84 mL