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Bupivacaine, marketed under the brand name Marcaine among others, is a medication used to decrease sensation in a specific small area. [5] In nerve blocks , it is injected around a nerve that supplies the area, or into the spinal canal's epidural space . [ 5 ]
In the European Union, the combination bupivacaine/meloxicam is indicated for treatment of somatic postoperative pain from small- to medium-sized surgical wounds in adults. [ 2 ] In the United States it is indicated for soft tissue or periarticular instillation to produce postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after bunionectomy, open ...
Medical intervention Epidural administration A freshly inserted lumbar epidural catheter. The site has been prepared with tincture of iodine, and the dressing has not yet been applied. Depth markings may be seen along the shaft of the catheter. ICD-9-CM 03.90 MeSH D000767 OPS-301 code 8-910 [edit on Wikidata] Epidural administration (from Ancient Greek ἐπί, "upon" + dura mater) is a method ...
For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...
A man known as "The Truck Stop Serial Killer" was convicted Wednesday in the 2007 murder of an Indianapolis woman. Bruce Mendenhall has now been found guilty of three murders, and he remains a ...
Levobupivacaine, the S(-)-enantiomer of bupivacaine has been developed as an alternative to the racemic mixture, as it has been shown to have a lower cardiotoxicity than bupivacaine. Under European Union advice, it can be applied for minor and major surgical anaesthesia , as well as (post-operative) pain management . [ 7 ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution ...
bupivacaine: Marcaine, Sensorcaine, Vivacaine 1957 (Ekenstam) 1963 (Widman and Telivuo) Amide Moderate butacaine: ester- aminobenzoic butanilicaine: Amide chloroprocaine: Nesacaine Ester - Aminobenzoic cinchocaine (INN) dibucaine (USAN), Cincain, Cinchocaine, Nupercainal, Nupercaine, Sovcaine 1925 (Meischer) 1930 (Uhlmann) Ester - Aminobenzoic ...