The tumescent technique: The effect of high tissue pressure and dilute epinephrine on absorption of lidocaine

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 990-1002

  Rubin, J Peter ^b   Bierman, Clifford ^b   Rosow, Carl E ^b   Arthur, G Richard ^b   Chang, YuChiao ^b   Courtiss, Eugene H ^b   May Jr , James W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPECTOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESSURE;

EID: 0033050781     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199903000-00036     Document Type: Article

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