Table 1.

Dosage recommendations for ropivacaine in adults and children

Indication in adults	Concentration (%)	Volume	Dose
In adults
Surgical anaesthesia
Lumbar epidural	0.75	15-20 mL	113-150 mg
(Caesarean section)
Lumbar epidural	0.75	15-25 mL	113-188 mg
(Other surgery)	1	15-20 mL	150-200 mg
Thoracic (Single block for postoperative pain relief)	0.75	5-15 mL	38-113 mg
Intrathecal administration	0.5	3-4 mL	15-20 mg
Peripheral nerve block*	0.75	10-40 mL	75-300 mg
Field block†	0.75	1-30 mL	7.5-225 mg
Postoperative pain
Lumbar epidural (Continuous infusion)	0.2	6-10 mL/h	12-20 mg/h
Thoracic epidural (Continuous infusion)	0.2	6-14 mL/h	12-28 mg/h
Peripheral nerve block (Continuous infusion)	0.2	5-10 mL/h	10-20 mg/h
Field block†	0.2	1-100 mL	2-200 mg
Intra-articular injection	0.75	20 mL	150 mg
Labour pain (Lumbar epidural)
Bolus	0.2	10-20 mL	20-40 mg
Intermittent top-ups	0.2	10-15 mL‡	20-30 mg
Continuous infusion	0.2	6-14 mL/h	12-28 mg/h
In children
Caudal epidural block (Below T12)§	0.2	1 mL/kg	2 mg/kg
Peripheral nerve block (Eg, ilioinguinal block)	0.5	0.6 mL/kg	3 mg/kg

^*Major nerve block brachial plexus or sciatic nerve block

^†Minor nerve block or infiltration

^‡Minimum interval 30 minutes

^§For bodyweight up to 25 kg.