Local anesthetic switching for intrathecal tachyphylaxis in cancer patients with pain.

Mercadante, S; Villari, P; Ferrera, P; Arcuri, E · Anesth Analg · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Switching from bupivacaine to lidocaine may improve intrathecal morphine analgesia in advanced cancer patients, possibly because of different spinal mechanisms limiting the hyperalgesic processes.

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