A Case of Infantile Methemoglobinemia
Methemoglobinemia is a disease developing as a result of oxidation of iron in hemoglobin from Fe+2 to Fe+3 and causing cyanosis due to inadequate oxygen transport to tissues.
Kamil Şahin +4 more
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Fast glycorrhachia and cerebrospinal fluid protein as predictors of sensory block in anesthesia with subarachnoid Ropivacaine [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Identify if glycorrhachia and cerebrospinal fluid protein could influence the time of sensory block to T10, the duration and the metameric block's level, after a standard dose of Ropivacaine. METHODS: 80 patients, ASA I - III undergoing to
COLLINI, Saul +5 more
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Lipid Emulsion in the Successful Resuscitation of Local Anesthetic Toxicity after Ankle Block [PDF]
Unexpected occurrence of local anesthetic toxicity is not rare and can cause fatal complications that do not respond to any known drug of intervention.
Sang Hee Park +5 more
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Is lumbar erector spinae plane block (L-ESPB) a lumbar plexus block?: a case report of three cases
Background Lumbar erector spinae plane block (L-ESPB) is being used in fractured hip patients for the postoperative pain relief and as a sole anesthetic technique.
Ashok Jadon +2 more
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Lipid rescue for bupivacaine toxicity during cardiovascular procedures
Bupivacaine toxicity is a recognized complication of procedures done under local anesthetic infiltration. While local anesthetic toxicity is rare, it is potentially catastrophic and life-threatening.
Crista-Gaye Foster +2 more
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Surgical wound infiltration by local anesthetic: Wound infiltration [PDF]
A large number of surgical interventions are performed ambulatory under local infiltrative anesthesia. Local anesthetic wound infiltration provides anesthesia for minor surgical procedures and perioperatively improves analgesia after surgery in general ...
Slavković Damjan +6 more
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James Harvey Jones Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence: James Harvey Jones, Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N2198 UNC Hospitals, CB &num ...
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Intracameral lidocaine as supplement to classic topical anesthesia for relieving ocular pain in cataract surgery [PDF]
● AIM: To evaluate safety, efficacy, and patient adherence of intracameral lidocaine as supplement of classic topical anesthetic drops in cataract surgery.
Librando, Aloisa +4 more
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Local anesthetics are essential medications for the conduction of dermatological procedures. They stop the depolarization of nerve fibers and are divided into two main categories, the amide and ester types. Systemic toxicity with reflex on the central nervous and cardiovascular systems is their most feared adverse reactions, and the anaphylactic ...
Ana Carolina Figueiredo Pereira Cherobin +1 more
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Electrostatic Contributions of Aromatic Residues in the Local Anesthetic Receptor of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels [PDF]
Antiarrhythmics, anticonvulsants, and local anesthetics target voltage-gated sodium channels, decreasing excitability of nerve and muscle cells. Channel inhibition by members of this family of cationic, hydrophobic drugs relies on the presence of highly ...
Ahern, Christopher A. +3 more
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