Uptake Of Epidural Narcotics.

Drug CSF [ ] Plasma [ ] Pethidine (50mg) 10 min 8mcg/ml 0.02mcg/ml 20 min 10 0.1 40 min 20 0.3 Morphine (0.02mg/kg) 10 min 3 mcg/ml 0.03mcg/ml 20 min 8 0.04 40 min 10 0.05 Fentanyl (80mcg) 10 min 0.9 nanogm/ml 20 min 0.6 nanogm/ml