2007
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0209
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Intravenous Lidocaine: An Outdated or Underutilized Treatment for Pain?

Abstract: While this form of therapy is not commonplace in the terminally ill patient, it could be argued that its use has much merit in that field and should be considered.

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“…At lower concentrations, certain local anesthetics also show more subtle effects on hearts, which are clinically important as an antiarrhythmic agent. In addition, lidocaine administered systemically may be useful for reducing the excitability of nociceptive sensory neurons [6]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At lower concentrations, certain local anesthetics also show more subtle effects on hearts, which are clinically important as an antiarrhythmic agent. In addition, lidocaine administered systemically may be useful for reducing the excitability of nociceptive sensory neurons [6]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Los efectos analgésicos de la lidocaína son más fuertes cuando su infusión se da en el período intraoperatorio 6 y pueden continuar durante días o semanas, o sea, más allá del tiempo de infusión y de su vida media plasmática 11,31 , lo que indica su acción sobre otros blancos, no solo los canales de sodio voltaje-dependientes, y evidencia así una prevención de la hipersensibilidad del sistema nervioso central o perifé-rico, o incluso ambos 7 . En cirugías abdominales, la lidocaína ha disminuido la duración del íleo paralítico, la intensidad del dolor postoperatorio y el consumo de opioides 32---34 .…”
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“…Furthermore, prolonged effect after a single infusion has been well-described in animal models and in non-malignant clinical settings [8,9]. Analgesia is generally seen at serum lidocaine levels of 1-1.5 mcg/ml but may be observed at levels of 0.62 mcg/ml [2].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%