local anesthetic


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local anesthetic

[′lō·kəl ‚an·əs′thed·ik]
(pharmacology)
A drug which induces loss of sensation only in the region to which it is applied.
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Distracting the patientwhen injecting local anesthetics is one of modalities for pain reduction.
Minimizing the pain in local anesthesia injection - A review
Clinicians should attempt to utilize Intralipid in non-local anesthetic, lipophilic drug toxicities by modeling the dosing regimen used for local anesthetic systemic toxicities.
Intralipid emulsion rescue therapy: emerging therapeutic indications in medical practice
Comparison of Local Anesthetic Mixtures with Tramadol or Fentanyl for Axillary Plexus Block in Orthopaedic Upper Extremity Surgery.
COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF ROPIVACINE ALONE WITH TRAMADOL - ROPIVACAINE COMBINATION IN SUPRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK FOR UPPER LIMB SURGERY
Efficacy of articaine: a new amide local anesthetic. J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131:635-42.
COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF 4% ARTICAINE BUCCAL INFILTRATION VERSUS INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE BLOCK IN SYMPTOMATIC MANDIBULAR 1ST MOLAR TOOTH
* The results of the present study supports the idea that precooling amplifies the pain threshold to stimuli such as a needle prick during local anesthetic injection and helps better patient management during routine dental procedures for pediatric patients.
Topical application of local anaesthetic gel vs ice in pediatric patients for infiltration anaesthesia
Based upon these results, it appears that articular chondrocytes under duress from single dose local anesthetic treatment can be rescued by reducing the environmental temperature during treatment.
Reduction of environmental temperature mitigates local anesthetic cytotoxicity in bovine articular chondrocytes
Results: Mean VAS, at the time of local anesthetic injection was 0 for group I and 2 for group II.
A Needle-Free Injection System (INJEXTM) with lidocaine for epidural needle insertion: A randomized controlled trial
It was also found that the pain of the IV insertion with the use of lidocaine was less than the pain reported by patients whose IV was inserted without the use of the local anesthetic. Previous research has indicated there may be differences between men and women in both pain experiences and response to anesthetics (Fillingim, 2000).
Using lidocaine for peripheral IV insertions: patients' preferences and pain experiences. (CE Series)
ABSTRACT--Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) for local anesthetics often contain experimental properties such as octanol-water partition coefficients or carbon adsorptivities.
SOLVENT-ACCESSIBLE SURFACE AREA AS A PREDICTOR OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC ACTIVITY
Eventually, local anesthetics were developed that were more effective, and safer, than cocaine.
Cocaine
Many ways have been used to decrease postsurgical pain for example local anesthetic infiltration, gasless technique, low pressure pneumoperitoneum, saline washout and instillation of a local anesthetic agent in the subdiaphragmatic area4-6.
INTRAPERITONEAL AND LOCAL INFILTRATION OF BUPIVACAINE FOR PAIN RELIEF AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

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