Chapter 2 - (LOCAL ANESTHETICS)
Historical perspective
Chemical structure
Mechanism of action and sodium channels
Pregnancy and local anesthetics
Fiber size and pattern of blockade
Local anesthetics additives
Metabolism
Dibucaine number
Toxicity
Tumescent anesthesia
Lipid emulsion
Maximum dose
Methemoglobinemia
Allergy
Profile summary of selected agents
References
