Generalised convulsions after intravenous regional anaesthesia with prilocaine

Regional Anaesthesia by the Intravenous Route.

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Intravenous regional anaesthesia using lignocaine and tramadol.

INTRODUCTION This prospective, randomised, double-blind study was designed to assess if the addition of 50 mg tramadol to 30 mL 0.5% lignocaine would improve the efficacy of intravenous regional anaesthesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-four adult patients undergoing upper limb surgery were randomly allocated to receive either 30 mL 0.5% lignocaine and 1 mL normal saline (group A) or 30 mL 0.5...

Comparison of the disposition kinetics of lidocaine and ( ± )prilocaine in 20 patients undergoing intravenous regional anaesthesia during day case surgery

Comparison of the disposition kinetics of lidocaine and (+/-)prilocaine in 20 patients undergoing intravenous regional anaesthesia during day case surgery.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to compare the pharmacokinetics of lidocaine and prilocaine in two groups of 10 patients undergoing intravenous regional anaesthesia. METHOD The study had a randomized design. The patients were allocated to one of the two groups of 10. Each group received either lidocaine (200 mg = 0.855 mM) or prilocaine (Citanest, 200 mg = 0.909 mM), injected intr...

Results of intravenous regional anaesthesia with distal forearm application.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of distal forearm intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) with the tourniquet applied 3 cm above the wrist. One hundred and twenty patients undergoing out-patient hand surgery were operated for 13 different hand problems under distal forearm IVRA, using 10 ml of a solution containing 1.5 mg/kg prilocaine. Sensory block onset time ...