Korean J Anesthesiol.  1982 Mar;15(1):74-80.

The Effect of Bupivacaine on the Methemoglobin Formation

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.

Abstract

The changes of methemoglobin concentration in the blood after the use of lidocatine or Marcaine were investigated in the human and the rabbits. In the human the drugs were give by the epidural route and intramuscularly in rabbits. Lidocaine did not increase the methemoglobin concentration in humans but marcaine increased the methemoglobin concentration in the blood.


MeSH Terms

Bupivacaine*
Humans
Lidocaine
Methemoglobin*
Rabbits
Bupivacaine
Lidocaine
Methemoglobin
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