International journal of preventive medicine

The most recent articles from: Int J Prev Med September 2012

Int J Prev Med · Sep 2012

The Effect of Adding Magnesium Sulfate to Lidocaine Compared with Paracetamol in Prevention of Acute Pain in Hand Surgery Patients Under Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA).

This study was done to compare the analgesic effects of "magnesium plus lidocaine", "paracetamol plus lidocaine", and "placebo plus lidocaine" on block characteristics for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) in patients undergoing upper extremity orthopedic surgery. ⋯ Addition of magnesium lidocaine in patients undergoing upper extremity orthopedic operations using IVRA decreases significantly the time gap between drug administration and the start of the block; also, this drug combination increases the IVRA block length, while paracetamol does not have such a significant effect.

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