Safety and Efficacy of Lidocaine Infiltration in Suction Assisted Lipectomy

Summary

RCT of S/E of lidocaine infiltration in tumescent technique.

Timeline

Start

2007-12

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

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Publications

• Background Kaplan B, Moy RL. Comparison of room temperature and warmed local anesthetic solution for tumescent liposuction. A randomized double-blind study. Dermatol Surg. 1996 Aug;22(8):707-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1996.tb00621.x.
• Background Yang CH, Hsu HC, Shen SC, Juan WH, Hong HS, Chen CH. Warm and neutral tumescent anesthetic solutions are essential factors for a less painful injection. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Sep;32(9):1119-22; discussion 1123. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32254.x.
• Background Rubin JP, Bierman C, Rosow CE, Arthur GR, Chang Y, Courtiss EH, May JW Jr. The tumescent technique: the effect of high tissue pressure and dilute epinephrine on absorption of lidocaine. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Mar;103(3):990-6; discussion 997-1002.
• Background Rubin JP, Xie Z, Davidson C, Rosow CE, Chang Y, May JW Jr. Rapid absorption of tumescent lidocaine above the clavicles: a prospective clinical study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 May;115(6):1744-51. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000161678.10555.53.
• Danilla S, Fontbona M, de Valdes VD, Dagnino B, Sorolla JP, Israel G, Searle S, Norambuena H, Cabello R. Analgesic efficacy of lidocaine for suction-assisted lipectomy with tumescent technique under general anesthesia: a randomized, double-masked, controlled trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Aug;132(2):327-332. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182958b20.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.