Single-dose lidocaine spinal anesthesia in hip and knee arthroplasty

Single-dose lidocaine spinal anesthesia in hip and knee arthroplasty

Background: With the increasing interest in fast recovery and outpatient joint arthroplasty, short-acting local anesthetic agents and minimal narcotic use are preferred. Lidocaine is a fast-onset, short-duration local anesthetic that has been used for many years in spinal anesthesia. However, lidoca...

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Main Authors: Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA, Brian Darrith, BS, Dane C. Hansen, DO, Adrienne Wells, MD, Sheila Sanders, RN, Richard A. Berger, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total hip arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
Anesthesia
Spinal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344118300359

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