| Autor: |
Van Demark Jr., Robert E., Hewitt, Cory, Smith, Vanessa J. S. |
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South Dakota Medicine; Nov2021, Vol. 74 Issue 11, p532-536, 4p |
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The use of low-dose 1 percent lidocaine with epinephrine (1:100,000) has changed the practice of hand surgery. The safety of lidocaine and epinephrine in hand surgery has been well documented. Although rare, epinephrineinduced digital vasospasm can occur leading to tissue necrosis and amputation. Fortunately, digital ischemia can be reversed with phentolamine. We present a case of epinephrine-induced vasospasm following the use of 1 percent lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine injected for a small finger flexor tendon and nerve repair. The multiple risk factors for digital ischemia and the role of phentolamine as an antidote to reverse epinephrineinduced ischemia are reviewed. Reversal of epinephrine-induced vasospasm using phentolamine rescue should be available to any provider using lidocaine with epinephrine in the hands and digits. Additionally, in more rural healthcare areas, a prophylactic post-procedure phentolamine injection might be considered in patients with multiple comorbidities which may predispose them to epinephrine-induced vasospasm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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