Lidocaine anal block limits autonomic dysreflexia during anorectal procedures in spinal cord injury: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1556-1561

  Cosman, Bard C ^a,b   Vu, Tri T ^a,b,c  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Autonomic dysreflexia; Quadriplegia; Rectal anesthesia; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ANAL CANAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PLACEBOS; PROCTOSCOPY; RECTUM; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22744456858     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0095-8     Document Type: Article

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