Lidocaine in Liposuction Wetting Solution has a Minimal Effect on Analgesic Requirements when used in Conjunction with General Anesthesia

Lidocaine in Liposuction Wetting Solution has a Minimal Effect on Analgesic Requirements when used in Conjunction with General Anesthesia

Lidocaine has become a common additive to liposuction wetting solutions, even for liposuction conducted under general anesthesia. Recent focus on the morbidity associated with liposuction has prompted a review of this practice. The analgesic requirements of patients undergoing liposuction of multipl...

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Published in:Canadian journal of plastic surgery Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 203 - 205
Main Authors: Nickerson, Da, Clugston, Pa, Warren, Rj
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oakville SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01-12-2002
Subjects:
Anesthetics
Liposuction
Physiological aspects
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Summary:Lidocaine has become a common additive to liposuction wetting solutions, even for liposuction conducted under general anesthesia. Recent focus on the morbidity associated with liposuction has prompted a review of this practice. The analgesic requirements of patients undergoing liposuction of multiple sites under general anesthetic, with and without a lidocaine-containing wetting solution, were reviewed. The results suggest that while lidocaine does provide a reduction in analgesic requirements, this reduction is small, is readily compensated for by oral analgesics, and may not balance the potential risks associated with lidocaine.
ISSN:1195-2199
2292-5503
2292-5511
DOI:10.1177/229255030201000504