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local anaesthetic

An ANAESTHETIC affecting only part of the body and not affecting consciousness. Local anaesthetics may be applied, usually by injection, directly to the part to be operated upon, or may be applied, at a distance, to the sensory nerves coming from the part (nerve block).

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The side effects appearing after administering lidocaine are the cause of, very often premature, classification of the patient as "allergic" to local anaesthetics, even though there is no evidence in detailed diagnostic examination.

THE INCIDENCE OF LIDOCAINE ALLERGY IN DENTISTS: AN EVALUATION OF 100 GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS

The effect of nerve sheath on the action of local anaesthetics. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1965;150(1):160-4.

EFFECT OF pH ADJUSTMENT OF LIGNOCAINE AND LIGNOCAINE-BUPIVACAINE SOLUTION ON ONSET AND GRADE OF MOTOR BLOCKADE ACHIEVED AFTER EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA

However, in their Cochrane database review, Gurusamy et al13 included 12 randomized controlled trials on use of intraperitoneal local anaesthetics in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

INTRAPERITONEAL AND LOCAL INFILTRATION OF BUPIVACAINE FOR PAIN RELIEF AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Accidental lip injury with the use of long acting local anaesthetic has been reported as one of the adverse events [3].

Self-Inflicted Trauma Secondary to Local Anaesthesia in Children

Combinations of local anaesthetics have been used to enhance the onset of sensory and motor block.4 Certain drugs may be used as adjuvants to local anaesthetics to lower the dose of each agent, to enhance the quality and duration of block, to increase the analgesic effect and reducing the need for supplementary analgesics thus decreasing the incidence of adverse reactions.

COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF ROPIVACINE ALONE WITH TRAMADOL - ROPIVACAINE COMBINATION IN SUPRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK FOR UPPER LIMB SURGERY

Positioning the patient, anatomy, and factors affecting spread of local anaesthetic

The safe spinal anaesthetic: spinal anaesthesia is not without its complications and should only be performed for the correct indications

Smith T 2004 Systemic toxic effects of local anaesthetics Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine 5 (4) 132-136

Management and treatment of local anaesthetic toxicity

The exclusion criteria were coagulation disorder, neuromuscular, hepatic and renal disease, hypersensitivity to local anaesthetic, infection at the injection site, body mass index (BMI) >30 or <18.5 and use of a drug known to interact with neuromuscular blocking drugs.

Effect of epidural levobupivacaine on recovery from vecuronium-induced neuromuscular block in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery

Local anaesthetics are used to locally desensitise the tissues to allow surgical interventions.

Local anaesthesia can benefit inflammatory bowel disease sufferers

Local anaesthetics, from lidocaine to the more recent ropivacaine, have been used as pre-emptive analgesics since the 1980s.

Caesarean section wound infiltration with local anaesthetic for postoperative pain relief--any benefit?

A risk-benefit assessment of topical percutaneous local anaesthetics in children.

Clinical evaluation of the new topical anesthetic formulation in [beta]-thalassemia major patients

Furthermore, in the area of local anaesthetics (where Astra is the world market leader), Zeneca has undertaken to reverse all arrangements relating to Chirocaine, a new long-acting local anaesthetic which Zeneca licensed-in last year.

PHARMACEUTICALS: COMMISSION AUTHORISES MEGA-MERGER BETWEEN ASTRA AND ZENECA, UNDER CONDITIONS