Local anesthesia is achieved through the subcutaneous injection and infiltration of anesthetic agents at the margins of a wound. In contrast, a peripheral nerve block is achieved through the ...

The report found that a spectrum of topical and injectable anesthetic agents can be used in eyelid and periocular surgery. Most local anesthetics have a lipophilic group attached to an ionizable group ...

Characteristics of Anesthetic Agents Used for Induction and Maintenance of General Anesthesia Edmond I. Eger, II, MD Disclosures Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2004;61 (20) ...

For example, spinal anesthesia is used to reduce pain. Pain during labor is caused by uterine muscle contractions, pressure ...

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Organon Inc., is voluntarily recalling the injectable anesthesia drug Raplon after five deaths were reported to the manufacturer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

For example, Louisiana EMTs who administer the drugs during lethal injection executions have revealed they knew nothing about the drugs used in the procedure, including the anesthetic. 151 The ...

What we need is a moratorium on the use of all anesthetic agents for lethal injection. If the state is inclined to execute, it might be the time again to take up hanging, the electric chair or the ...