Pharmacokinetics and safety of lidocaine and monoethylglycinexylidide in liposuction: A microdialysis study. Discussion

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 525-526

  Scheflan, Michael ^a,b   Orbach Zinger, Sharon ^a   Eidelman, Leonid A ^a  

^a Atidim Medigroup ^*

^b Atidim Medigroup   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEETHYLLIDOCAINE; DRUG METABOLITE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOXICITY; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; MICRODIALYSIS; NOTE; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 4444272842     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000128424.78611.DC     Document Type: Note

References (8)

1. Grazer, F. M., and de Jong, R. H. Fatal outcomes from liposuction: Census survey of cosmetic surgeons. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 105: 436, 2000.
2. Platt, M. S., Kohler, L. J., Ruiz, R., Cohle, S. D., and Ravichandran, P. Deaths associated with liposuction: Case reports and review of the literature. J. Forensic Sci. 47: 205, 2002.
3. Klein, J. A. Tumescent technique for regional anesthesia permits lidocaine doses of 35 mg/kg for liposuction. J. Dermatol. Surg. Oncol. 16: 248, 1990.
4. Ostad, A., Kageyama, N., and Moy, R. L. Tumescent anesthesia with a lidocaine dose of 55 mg/kg is safe for liposuction. Dermatol. Surg. 22: 921, 1996.
5. Coleman, W. P., III. Tumescent anesthesia with a lidocaine dose of 55 mg/kg is safe for liposuction. Dermatol. Surg. 22: 919, 1996.
6. Berde, C. B., and Strichartz, G. R. Local anesthetics. In R. D. Miller (Ed.), Anesthesia, 5th Ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
7. Oellerich, M., Burdelski, M., Lautz, H. U., et al. Lidocaine metabolite formation as a measure of liver function in patients with cirrhosis. Ther. Drug Monit. 12: 219, 1990.
8. Mitchell, M. E. Local anesthetic toxic effects. In J. L. Atlee (Ed.), Complications in Anesthesia. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1999.