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Skin Anesthesia: Lidocaine vs Bupivacaine +/- Epinephrine

When selecting a local anesthetic agent for skin wounds I have historically been taught to use lidocaine to provide a faster onset, and to use bupivacaine for a longer duration of action. It can be time consuming to find 0.5% …

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Trauma

Lidocaine + Bupivacaine vs Bupivacaine Alone for Digital Nerve Blocks

When I first learned digital nerve blocks in the late 1990’s I was taught to mix Lidocaine and Bupivacaine 50/50 to provide faster onset (Lidocaine) and a longer duration of action (Bupivacaine). My use of two agents for digital nerve …

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Trauma

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