Open AccessPrevention of reperfusion lung injury by lidocaine in isolated rat lung ventilated with higher oxygen levels.
Author(s) -
Kaushik Das,
Misra Hp
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.934
Subject(s) - medicine , lidocaine , lung , anesthesia , perfusion , pulmonary artery , ischemia , reperfusion injury , cardiology
Lidocaine, an antiarrhythmic drug has been shown to be effective against post-ischaemic reperfusion injury in heart. However, its effect on pulmonary reperfusion injury has not been investigated.