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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
We measured the serum concentration of lidocaine after transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with 40 ml of 1% lidocaine in 12 patients under general anesthesia, using a fluorescence polarization immunoassay. The peak mean serum concentration of lidocaine occurred 30 min after the block (3.6 +/- 0.7 microg x ml(-1)). The highest concentration of lidocaine (5.microg x ml(-1)) was recorded 15 min after the block. These results indicate that a TAP block can potentially cause systemic toxicity of a local anesthetic. The analgesic effect of the TAP block may partially depend on the rise in serum concentration of the local anesthetic.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1438-8359
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
298-300
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum concentration of lidocaine after transversus abdominis plane block.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Aichi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article