Cytotoxic effects of local anesthesia through lidocaine/ropivacaine on human melanoma cell lines

Abstract Background: Local anesthetics (LAs) are generally considered as safe, but cytotoxicity has been reported for several local anesthetics used in humans, which is not well investigated. In the present study, the cytotoxicity of lidocaine, ropivacaine and the combination of lidocaine and ropiv...

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Main Authors: Ding-Kun Kang, Li-Yan Zhao, Hong-Li Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000600594&lng=en&tlng=en