Local anesthetics such as lidocaine block pain effectively, but they also impair motor and autonomic functions by indiscriminately blocking sodium channels in all neurons. Binshtok et al.

A steroid injection may also contain a local anesthetic (a numbing drug) to reduce the discomfort while injecting the drug.

Local anesthesia is the least likely to cause side effects. However, you may feel sore or experience itching at the injection site. Regional anesthesia numbs a large part of the body, such as an ...

performed a single-blind, randomized, prospective study to investigate whether topical lidocaine application by means of a lollipop could provide efficacious local anesthesia. Fifty patients ...

Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers. Increased risk of methemoglobinemia when concurrently exposed to nitrates/nitrites, local anesthetics, antineoplastic agents, antibiotics, antimalarials ...

The procedure is typically performed under local anesthesia, allowing women to stand up after the injection to determine if continence has been restored. Most urethral bulking injections can be done ...

Most FNAs (97.4%) were performed successfully with local anesthetic alone, even for repeat procedures. Pain scores were mild, ...

NYU College of Dentistry integrates VR into curriculum, allowing students to practice administering local anesthesia with confidence and global accessibility.

notably shortened or reduced effectiveness of local anesthesia injections for dental treatment. Some patients reported paradoxical reactions to postoperative administration of tranquillizers ...

notably shortened or reduced effectiveness of local anesthesia injections for dental treatment. Some patients reported paradoxical reactions to postoperative administration of tranquillizers ...

Adult patients often prefer that anesthesia be induced by i.v. injection because induction occurs more quickly and smoothly and is associated with less claustrophobia. In 40 patients undergoing ...