Addition of lidocaine to levobupivacaine reduces intrathecal block duration: randomized controlled trial

Background: The duration of the spinal block is a concern for anesthetists. Low dose intrathecal lidocaine has vasodilatory effects and increases the local anesthetic clearance from the intrathecal space. The aim was to investigate whether this effect of lidocaine can be used to increase the resolu...

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Main Authors:	Dilek Yazicioglu, Taylan Akkaya, Ercan Sonmez, Haluk Gumus
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2014-06-01
Subjects:	Levobupivacaína Lidocaína Bloqueo raquídeo Resección transuretral de próstata
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942014000300159&lng=en&tlng=en