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PUMP ACTIVATED BY A FOOT SWITCH PEDAL FOR CONTROLLED ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL ANAESTHETIC DRUGS
Author(s) -
Ayoub C.,
Lteif A.,
Rizk M.,
Khalily Z.,
Aoude S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02456.x
Subject(s) - medicine , local anaesthetic , syringe , anesthesia , foot (prosody) , syringe driver , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry
Summary We describe a newly designed syringe pump which is electrically controlled by a dual foot switch pedal. The device enables the scrubbed anaesthetist performing the regional block to aspirate, as well as to inject, the local anaesthetic without the need for any additional personnel.