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bupivacaine

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bupivacaine /bu·piv·a·caine/ (bu-piv´ah-kān) a local anesthetic, used as the hydrochloride for local infiltration, peripheral nerve block, and retrobulbar, subarachnoid, sympathetic, caudal, or epidural block.
bu·piv·a·caine (by-pv-kn)
n.
A potent, long-acting local anesthetic used in regional anesthesia.
bupivacaine [bu-piv´ah-kān]
a local anesthetic, used as the hydrochloride for local infiltration, peripheral nerve block, and retrobulbar, subarachnoid, sympathetic, caudal, or epidural block.
bupivacaine
Marcaine® Anesthesiology A potent local anesthetic with a 4-8 hr duration of action, doubled by adding epinephrine. Cf Ropivacaine.
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2) Previously published data by our group indicated that patients who underwent local infiltration of bupivacaine into the tonsillar fossa immediately following tonsillectomy did not have less pain than did placebo controls.
Intraoperative bupivacaine for reduction of post-tonsillectomy pain: ... by Watts, Tammara L.; Kountakis, Stilianos E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Commonly used LAs are 1% or 2% lignocaine with our without adrenaline 1:100 000 or 1:200 000, and bupivacaine (Macaine) 0.
Local anaesthetics: characteristics, uses and toxicities: an ... by Du Plessis, Rene / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
Auburn, charged with possession of marijuana, found responsible, fined $100; possession of Suboxone, possession of Lidocaine, possession of Bupivacaine, and possession of trazedone, dismissed.
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