Study of 0.5% Lidocaine Alone and Combination of 0.25% Lidocaine with Fentanyl and Vecuronium in Intravenous Regional Anesthesia for Upper Limb Surgeries

Background and objective: : Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) for upper limb surgeries with traditional high dose of lidocaine can lead to life threatening side effects. In order to avoid these potential life threatening side effects, many modified techniques of IVRA have been attempted by using...

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Main Authors: MCB Santhosh, Rohini Bhat Pai, S. Roopa, Raghavendra P. Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413000493