Addition of lidocaine to levobupivacaine reduces intrathecal block duration: randomized controlled trial

The duration of the spinal block is a concern for anesthetists. Low dose intrathecal lidocaine has vasodilatory effects and increases the local anesthetic clearance from the intrathecal space. The aim was to investigate whether this effect of lidocaine can be used to increase the resolution of levob...

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Published in:	Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier) Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 159 - 163
Main Authors:	Yazicioglu, Dilek, Akkaya, Taylan, Sonmez, Ercan, Gumus, Haluk
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Elsevier Editora Ltda 01-05-2014 Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia Elsevier
Subjects:	Aged Anesthesia, Spinal - adverse effects Anesthesia, Spinal - methods ANESTHESIOLOGY Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects Bupivacaine - administration & dosage Bupivacaine - adverse effects Bupivacaine - analogs & derivatives Drug Therapy, Combination Humans Injections, Spinal Levobupivacaine Lidocaine Lidocaine - administration & dosage Lidocaine - adverse effects Male Middle Aged Nerve Block - adverse effects Nerve Block - methods Pilot Projects Prospective Studies Spinal anesthesia Time Factors Transurethral Resection of Prostate - methods TUR-P TUR-P Lidocaine Levobupivacaine Spinal anesthesia Bloqueo raquídeo Lidocaína Levobupivacaína Resección transuretral de próstata RTUP Bloqueio espinhal
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