Local Anaesthetics
Autor: | Enrique Collantes, Kavita Poply, Jan Rudiger |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
DOI: | 10.1093/med/9780198799443.003.0006 |
Popis: | This chapter provides an overview of local anaesthetics (classification, mechanism of action, physiochemical characteristics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics). It gives a detailed description of commonly used local anaesthetics in pain management, including Ametop®, Emla®, lidocaine, bupivacaine, and cocaine. It also discusses the use of mexiletine in chronic pain. Finally, this chapter describes the presentation and management of local anaesthetic toxicity. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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