scholarly journals A simple calculation of the maximum dose of the local anesthetic in pediatric dentistry with nomogram in Serbian

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-22
Author(s):  
Rasa Mladenovic

Clinicians should identify the risks associated with the use of anesthetics and understand the maximum recommended doses of local anesthetics. Errors in calculating the dose of local anesthetics are common due to the widespread use of these agents. Different methods of calculating the dose of the drug have different advantages and disadvantages, and no method can guarantee a calculation without errors. Nomogram is a simple graphical tool on which one can read the result of arithmetic operations with given numbers. The nomogram for calculating the maximum dose of local anesthetic enables quick cross-checking of the calculation, based on the patient's age or body weight. They are of special importance in the application of local anesthesia in children.

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Rodica Sîrbu ◽  
Emin Cadar ◽  
Cezar Laurențiu Tomescu ◽  
Cristina Luiza Erimia ◽  
Stelian Paris ◽  
...  

Local anesthetics are substances which, by local action groups on the runners, cause loss of reversible a painful sensation, delimited corresponding to the application. They allow small surgery, short in duration and the endoscopic maneuvers. May be useful in soothe teething pain of short duration and in the locking of the nervous disorders in medical care. Local anesthesia is a process useful for the carrying out of surgery and of endoscopic maneuvers, to soothe teething pain in certain conditions, for depriving the temporary structures peripheral nervous control. Reversible locking of the transmission nociceptive, the set of the vegetative and with a local anesthetic at the level of the innervations peripheral nerve, roots and runners, a trunk nervous, around the components of a ganglion or coolant is cefalorahidian practice anesthesia loco-regional. Local anesthetics summary and semi-summary have multiple applications in dentistry, consulting, surgery and obstetrics, constituting "weapons" very useful in the fight against the pain.


Author(s):  
K.S. Poliakova ◽  
N.A. Kovalev ◽  
N.V. Lavrov

The article presents the results of a sociological study to identify the variability and frequency of complications caused by the use of local anesthetic drugs in pregnant women at the stomatological appointment. The study was conducted using a Google Forms application based on dental education sites on social media. 155 dentists of various specialties took part in the survey. According to the data obtained, among the doctors participating in the study, 70.3% faced complications of local anesthesia in pregnant women. The most common complications are from the nervous (n=54) and cardiovascular (n=19) systems. Some of them can be attributed to the manifestations of the psychogenic reaction of patients to the introduction of local anesthetic drugs, and not to the immediate undesirable effects of anesthetics. Taking into account the results obtained and the data of literature sources, recommendations are given to prevent the development of complications in pregnant patients from the introduction of local anesthetics. Recommendations can be useful for dentists and dental students.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kołakowska ◽  
Anna Pigan

The article is based on the analysis of the literature and the latest international guidelines of dental associations in order to systematize the knowledge of doctors. The paper discusses local anesthetic agents such as lignocaine, benzocaine, articaine or mepivacaine, many times used in daily practice by dentists. Various anesthetic techniques, including computer-controlled systems for administering anesthesia, are described in the publication. The topic of teething preparations containing anesthetics and the risks associated with their use were also discussed, so that dentists could warn against their use of carers and parents of children and thus reduce the number of complications after their use. Contraindications to the use of analgesia have been presented and the complications that may occur after their administration have been characterized, thanks to which the right choice of the appropriate agent for analgesia will reduce the risk of possible complications after local anesthesia. The authors hope that after reading the article, doctors will be confident in using the benefits of local anesthetics.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Rodica Sîrbu ◽  
Emin Cadar ◽  
Cezar Laurențiu Tomescu ◽  
Cristina Luiza Erimia ◽  
Stelian Paris ◽  
...  

Local anesthetics are substances which, by local action groups on the runners, cause loss of reversible a painful sensation, delimited corresponding to the application. They allow small surgery, short in duration and the endoscopic maneuvers. May be useful in soothe teething pain of short duration and in the locking of the nervous disorders in medical care. Local anesthesia is a process useful for the carrying out of surgery and of endoscopic maneuvers, to soothe teething pain in certain conditions, for depriving the temporary structures peripheral nervous control. Reversible locking of the transmission nociceptive, the set of the vegetative and with a local anesthetic at the level of the innervations peripheral nerve, roots and runners, a trunk nervous, around the components of a ganglion or coolant is cefalorahidian practice anesthesia loco-regional. Local anesthetics summary and semi-summary have multiple applications in dentistry, consulting, surgery and obstetrics, constituting "weapons" very useful in the fight against the pain.


2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 741-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Koivikko ◽  
S. K. Koskinen

Background: Magnetic resonance arthrography is a well-established diagnostic method in degenerative and traumatic disorders of the shoulder. Some radiologists prefer to apply a local anesthetic to the skin prior to performing the joint puncture. However, no information regarding the efficacy of local anesthetics exists. Purpose: To assess patient discomfort in arthrography injection. Material and Methods: A patient survey ( n = 74) utilizing a visual analog scale (VAS) measured the intensity of pain in arthrography injection by those receiving local anesthetics ( n = 36) versus those who did not ( n = 38). Results: Mean VAS scores were 20.8 (median 10.5, SD 24.3) for those receiving local anesthetics versus 19.3 (median 13.0, SD 20.7) for those who did not ( P = 0.83, Mann-Whitney U test). Conclusion: Routine use of local anesthesia of the skin in arthrography injection is unnecessary.


Author(s):  
Nikolaos Karamanis ◽  
Georgia Stamatiou ◽  
Dionysia Vasdeki ◽  
Nikolaos Sakellaridis ◽  
Konstantinos C. Xarchas ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Wide awake open carpal tunnel decompression is a procedure performed under local anesthesia. This study aimed to present the effect of various local anesthetics in peri and postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing this procedure. Materials and Methods A total of 140 patients, with 150 hands involved, underwent carpal tunnel release under local anesthesia. Patients were divided in five groups according to local anesthetic administered: lidocaine 2%, ropivacaine 0.75%, ropivacaine 0.375%, chirocaine 0.5%, and chirocaine 0.25%. Total 400 mg of gabapentin were administered to a subgroup of 10 cases from each group (50 cases totally), 12 hours before surgery. Patients were evaluated immediately, 2 weeks and 2 months after surgery according to VAS pain score, grip strength, and two-point discrimination. Results In all patients, pain and paresthesia improved significantly postoperatively, while the use of gabapentin did not affect outcomes. Grip strength recovered and exceeded the preoperative value 2 months after surgery, without any difference between the groups. No case of infection, hematoma, or revision surgery was reported. Conclusion Recovery after open carpal tunnel release appears to be irrelevant of the type of local anesthetic used during the procedure. Solutions of low local anesthetic concentration (lidocaine 2%, ropivacaine 0.375%, and chirocaine 0.25%) provide adequate intraoperative analgesia without affecting the postoperative course.


2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-36
Author(s):  
V. Deepti

ABSTRACT The local anesthetic drugs presently available and used in dentistry represent the safest and most effective drugs in all of medicine for the prevention and management of pain. One drawback associated with intraoral local anesthesia is patients’ fear of injections .and the perception that these are painful. Recent advances have resulted in the use of computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery vehicles to regulate the delivery and rate of flow of local anesthetics at the injection site, lessening potential discomfort associated with injections. New injection techniques that provide reliable anesthesia, depending on the technique and area of anesthesia necessary have been discussed.


Author(s):  
Amy E. Vinson ◽  
Constance S. Houck

Local anesthesia is an important part of pediatric procedural sedation. Not only does it allow for pain reduction during intravenous catheter placement, but it can also reduce the total amount of sedation that is required during painful procedures and minimize the need for postoperative analgesia. This chapter outlines the historical aspects of topical local anesthetic use in children. The benefits and risks of topical and subcutaneous local anesthetics during procedural sedation are reviewed. While the topical use of local anesthetics is generally safe, careful titration of dosage based on the patient’s age and weight and the drug’s side-effect profile is important to prevent toxicity. Current recommendations for the treatment of local anesthetic systemic toxicity are provided.


2001 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Groeben ◽  
Thorsten Großwendt ◽  
Marie-Theres Silvanus ◽  
Goran Pavlakovic ◽  
Jürgen Peters

Background Lidocaine inhalation attenuates histamine-induced bronchospasm while evoking airway anesthesia. Because this occurs at plasma concentrations much lower than those required for intravenous lidocaine to attenuate bronchial reactivity, this effect is likely related to topical airway anesthesia and presumably independent of the specific local anesthetic used. Therefore, the authors tested the effect of dyclonine, lidocaine, and ropivacaine inhalation on histamine-induced bronchospasm in 15 volunteers with bronchial hyperreactivity. Methods Bronchial hyperreactivity was verified by an inhalational histamine challenge. Histamine challenge was repeated after inhalation of dyclonine, lidocaine, ropivacaine, or placebo on 4 different days in a randomized, double-blind fashion. Lung function, bronchial hyperreactivity to histamine, duration of local anesthesia, and lidocaine and ropivacaine plasma concentrations were measured. Statistical analyses were performed with the Friedman and Wilcoxon rank tests. Data are presented as mean +/- SD. Results The inhaled histamine concentration necessary for a 20% decrease of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (PC20) was 7.0 +/- 5.0 mg/ml at the screening evaluation. Lidocaine and ropivacaine inhalation increased PC20 significantly to 16.1 +/- 12.9 and 16.5 +/- 13.6 mg/ml (P = 0.007), whereas inhalation of dyclonine and saline did not (9.1 +/- 8.4 and 6.1 +/- 5.0 mg/ml, P = 0.7268). Furthermore, in contrast to saline and lidocaine, inhalation of both ropivacaine and dyclonine significantly decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s from baseline (P = 0.0016 and 0.0018, respectively). The longest lasting and most intense anesthesia developed after dyclonine inhalation (48 +/- 13 vs. 28 +/- 8 [lidocaine] and 25 +/- 4 min [ropivacaine]). Conclusion Both lidocaine and the new amide local anesthetic ropivacaine significantly attenuate histamine-induced bronchospasm. In contrast, dyclonine, despite its longer lasting and more intense local anesthesia, does not alter histamine-evoked bronchoconstriction and irritates the airways. Thus, airway anesthesia alone does not necessarily attenuate bronchial hyperreactivity. Other properties of inhaled local anesthetics may be responsible for attenuation of bronchial hyperreactivity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julierme Ferreira Rocha ◽  
Song Fan ◽  
Eduardo Dias Ribeiro

The purpose of this correspondence is to present a suggestion of a simple and practical formula to calculate the maximum recommended dose of local anesthetics. We believe that using the proposed formula, it will be easier to calculate the maximum recommended dose.Descriptors: : Local Anesthetics; Drug Dosage Calculation; Clinical Practice Pattern.ReferencesMalamed SF. Handbook of local anesthesia. 6th ed. St Louis: Mosby  2013.


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