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Does lidocaine provoke clinically significant vasospasm?
Author(s) -
Azma T.,
Okida M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00229.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lidocaine , vasoconstriction , vasospasm , anesthesia , vasodilation , peripheral , cardiology , subarachnoid hemorrhage
Two cases with peripheral vasoconstriction possibly caused by topical application of lidocaine were reported. A potential risk of vasospasm provoked by lidocaine may be a pitfall for anesthesiologists because lidocaine is commonly considered a vasodilator.