A pre-hospital clinician is managing a 70-year-old female who has fallen from standing height and sustained a fractured neck of femur. She is in signi...

Question

A pre-hospital clinician is managing a 70-year-old female who has fallen from standing height and sustained a fractured neck of femur. She is in significant pain (8/10 on NRS). The clinician decides to perform a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) using 0.25% levobupivacaine. What is the maximum safe dose of levobupivacaine for local anaesthesia in this patient weighing 60 kg?

Accepted Answer

150 mg (2.5 mg/kg x 60 kg = maximum 150 mg, which is 60 mL of 0.25%)

Answer

60 mg

Answer

500 mg

Answer

90 mg

Answer

300 mg

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Local Anaesthetic Maximum Dose