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Preventing adverse local anesthetic reactions: the use of the skin test
Author(s) -
BURGESS JOHN O.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1987.tb00623.x
Subject(s) - medicine , local anesthetic , anesthetic , adverse effect , anesthesia , bupivacaine , topical anesthetic , skin reaction , lidocaine , surgery , dermatology , pharmacology
This article describes the treatment of a patient with a history of a hypersensitivity reaction to Xylocaine with bupivacaine. The adverse reaction to Xylocaine was further documented by a positive skin test. The skin test using a progressive challenge protocol is described as a means to prevent adverse local anesthetic reaction and to select an appropriate anesthetic.