Mechanism:Blocks the generation and conduction of nerve impulses. Order of loss of function is as follows : Pain, temperature, touch, proprioception and skeletal muscle tone
Caution Toxic levels may depress cardiac conduction, & cause AV block, ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac arrest.
Dosage:Maximum Dose is 150 mg in a 4 hour period
Uses Infiltration anaesthesia, epidural and spinal anaesthesia, nerve block.
Marcaine available with or without adrenaline 1.250000 i.u. for injection Ropivacaine: E idural anaesthesia
Vial
11 EGP
Mechanism:Blocks the generation and conduction of nerve impulses. Order of loss of function is as follows : Pain, temperature, touch, proprioception and skeletal muscle tone
Caution Toxic levels may depress cardiac conduction, & cause AV block, ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac arrest.
Dosage:Maximum Dose is 150 mg in a 4 hour period
Uses Infiltration anaesthesia, epidural and spinal anaesthesia, nerve block.
Marcaine available with or without adrenaline 1.250000 i.u. for injection Ropivacaine: E idural anaesthesia
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