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ETIDOCAINE AND LIDOCAINE IN OPHTHALMIC SURGERY: Short Communication
Author(s) -
ELLINGSSON ARNE,
AASVED HENRY
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1979.tb00502.x
Subject(s) - lidocaine , medicine , anesthesia , epinephrine
A double‐blind study has been made comparing etidocaine 1% (Duranest®) and lidocaine 2% (Xylocain®). The investigation comprised 92 patients with senile cataract, operated under retrobulbar anesthesia and facial nerve block. During the normal interval between the injection and the operation, lidocaine seemed to be more effective than etidocaine, both as an analgetic and kinetic agent, while etidocaine had a longer analgetic effect. The relative high adrenaline (epinephrine) content in lidocaine 2% is discussed.