PHAMACOLOGY OF LIDOCAIN

Abstract

A fast onset of action and an average period of effectiveness describe the efficacy of lidocaine as a local anaesthetic. Lidocaine is also ideal for penetration and surface anesthesia. In certain cases, long-acting agents such as bupivacaine are preferred for spinal and subterranean anesthesia. Then again, quick start has the advantage of lidocaine. Adrenaline supplements delay absorption. Thus a doubling of the length of strong surface anesthesia can be envisaged. For example, for endoscopy, pre-intubation, etc., there are few types that can be used. Lidocaine is likewise the best antiarrhythmic drug Class 1B: lidocaine infusion is utilized to treat ventricular arrhythmias (for extreme dead tissue of the heart muscle, digitalis damage, cardioversion or cardiac accumulation). Routine preventive treatment of severe dead heart tissue, however, is not suggested at this stage; Do not be satisfied with the general appreciation for this treatment. Lidocaine was also powerful in treating epilepsy.