Jesse Mumba
Head of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Ondangwa Private Hospital.
Head of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Ondangwa Private Hospital.
Local anaesthetics are commonly used drugs in clinical anaesthesia. The knowledge of their pharmacology is paramount for safe and optimal use of this group of drugs. This chapter consists of two sections. The first section will address the chemical and physical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the local anaesthetics. In the second section, examples of the commonly used doses and additives used for various peripheral and regional anaesthetics will be discussed. We will also address the treatment of toxicity as a result of inadvertent intravascular injection of the local anaesthetics.
Part of the book: Current Topics in Anesthesiology