Boston, MA - Significantly more cardiac arrest patients with shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation (VF) survived to hospital admission when given amiodarone instead of lidocaine, according to a ...
Lidocaine is a common local anesthetic, but absorbing too much or prolonging exposure increases the chances of a lidocaine overdose. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic and generally safe. However, it is ...
Deaths from lidocaine poisonings more than doubled since 2010, calls to poison control centers suggested. Calls about local anesthetic poisonings decreased by 23%, mainly due to fewer non-lidocaine ...