lignocaine


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lignocaine

(lĭg′nō-kān)
The British word for “lidocaine.”

lignocaine

Lidocaine, a widely used local anaesthetic drug which may be given by injection or as a topical application. It is also used by intravenous injection in the treatment or prevention of acute disorders of heart rhythm such as VENTICULAR TACHYCARDIA and VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION.
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Group II received 15 ml of 2% lignocaine + 5 ml of sodium bicarbonate,
EFFECT OF pH ADJUSTMENT OF LIGNOCAINE AND LIGNOCAINE-BUPIVACAINE SOLUTION ON ONSET AND GRADE OF MOTOR BLOCKADE ACHIEVED AFTER EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA
Lignocaine has been used intravenously since 1960 for several indications, such as regional blocks, antiarrhythmic, as analgesic in neuropathic and central pain, as adjuvant in postoperative pain refractory to opioids6.
COMPARISON OF ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF SYSTEMIC LIGNOCAINE COMBINED WITH DEXAMETHASONE AND LIGNOCAINE INFUSION IN ADVANCE CANCER PATIENTS
The blood glucose concentration was higher in lignocaine with adrenaline when compared to lignocaine without adrenaline with a mean difference of 9.2 mg % (154.0-163.2mg/dl) at 10 min which was statistically not significant P 0.264 (P >0.05).
EVALUATION OF BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES UNDERGOING TOOTH EXTRACTION AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA WITH OR WITHOUT ADRENALINE
All doctors and nurses working in the ED were briefed on the lignocaine protocol.
Reducing Pain Experienced During Potassium Chloride Infusion in the Emergency Department
Time of onset of sensory block was significantly (p < 0.01) faster in the case of lignocaine group (group 2).
Intrathecal pethidine as a sole agent for spinal anesthesia and analgesia--a comparison with 5% lignocaine
In Group B, the same procedure was carried out by using two cartridges of the 2.2 ml each, 2% lignocaine anesthetic solution.
GAG REFLEX: NOT A DILEMMA ANY MORE
Warming lignocaine reduces the pain of injection during peribulbar local anaesthesia for cataract surgery.
Minimizing the pain in local anesthesia injection - A review
Various methods have been used to decrease propofol injection pain; these include the addition of lignocaine to propofol, the application of propofol at a different temperature or dilution, along with the adjuvant use of lignocaine, alfentanil, remifentanil, ondansetron, ephedrine, thiopentone ketamine or paracetamol prior to injection (4-12).
Effect of alkalinisation of lignocaine for propofol injection pain: a prospective, randomised, double-blind study
Keywords: Epinephrine, Lignocaine, Hypertension, Lahore, Pakistan (JPMA 61: 1088; 2011).
Effect on blood pressure and pulse rate after administration of an epinephrine containing dental local anaesthetic in hypertensive patients
"There was also a high quantity of Lignocaine. Some cocaine is very highly cut with Lignocaine.
Mystery of dad-to-be's death; Cocaine in his system, but how did he come to die in a snowdrift on a wintry moor?
This randomised study evaluated whether, compared with a placebo, topical application of 1% lignocaine on the fallopian tubes reduces intra- and postoperative pain in tubal ligation under local anaesthesia.
Effect of topical lignocaine on postoperative pain after laparoscopic tubal sterilisation in awake patients
Piroxicam group demonstrated significant decrease in pain intensity after 48 hours (Mean SD=0.40 0.49) compared to lignocaine having mean pain values of 1.37 ( 0.93) at 48 hours.
COMPARISON OF PROPHYLACTIC INTRALIGAMENTARY INJECTION OF PIROXICAM AND LIGNOCAINE FOR MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE ENDODONTIC PAIN

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