Potential Use of Ultrasound for Subcutaneous Delivery of Anesthetics

A new ultrasound-intensified method of local anesthesia is described and compared to existing techniques of local anesthesia. The results of the analysis demonstrate that the lidocaine-mediated local anesthesia intensified by ultrasound increases the pain threshold by 50–75%.

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Published in:Biomedical engineering 2013-05, Vol.47 (1), p.36-38
Main Authors: Gorshkova, V. M., Savchenko, S. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthetics
Biomaterials
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Drug delivery systems
Drugs
Engineering
Lidocaine
Pain
Thresholds
Ultrasonic technology
Ultrasonic testing
Ultrasound
Vehicles
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Summary:A new ultrasound-intensified method of local anesthesia is described and compared to existing techniques of local anesthesia. The results of the analysis demonstrate that the lidocaine-mediated local anesthesia intensified by ultrasound increases the pain threshold by 50–75%.
ISSN:0006-3398
1573-8256
DOI:10.1007/s10527-013-9329-6