Does the Use of Nitroglycerin Patch Improve Local Anaesthetic Effects in Bier's Block? A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study.

Conclusion: Supplementation of Bier's block with transcutaneous nitroglycerin patch reduces the lidocaine dose, the sensory and motor block onset times, VAS scores, and analgesic consumption intra- and postoperatively. Length of the block recovery times for the sensory and motor effects, duration of postoperative analgesic effect, and the first time to analgesic requirement improved the quality of Bier's block with better patients' satisfaction and surgeons' opinion and had no adverse effects. PMID: 29706996 [PubMed]
Source: Anesthesiology Research and Practice - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Anesthesiol Res Pract Source Type: research