Local Anesthetics: Uses and Toxicities

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 587-598

  Harmatz, Alan ^a  

^a Plastic and Hand Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Dosages; Epinephrine; Local anesthetics; Toxicities

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ARTICAINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CIMETIDINE; DIAZEPAM; EMLA; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; METHYLENE BLUE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PRILOCAINE; PROCAINE; PROPRANOLOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSIMETRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NEUROTOXICITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SYNCOPE;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 65649136214     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.03.008     Document Type: Review

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