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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
Local anesthetic nerve block prolonged by epinephrine is thought to result from local vasoconstriction and consequent decreased local anesthetic clearance from the injection site. However, no study has yet confirmed this directly in humans by measuring tissue concentrations of local anesthetic over time. In addition, recent studies have shown that the alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist, clonidine, also prolongs nerve block without altering local anesthetic clearance. Because epinephrine is also an alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist, it is possible that epinephrine prolongs local anesthetic block by a pharmacodynamic mechanism and not a pharmacokinetic one. This study was designed to address this issue.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0003-3022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
962-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of epinephrine on lidocaine clearance in vivo: a microdialysis study in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. chrisb@u.washington.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial