Evaluation of lidocaine and tetracaine mixture in axillary brachial plexus block.

The mixture of 1% lidocaine and 0.2% tetracaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine, so-called 'supercaine,' has been used extensively for axillary brachial plexus blockade for several decades. Since the advent of bupivacaine, the supercaine mixture has fallen into relative disuse despite its record of effec...

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Published in:AANA Journal Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 329 - 335
Main Authors: Berry JS, Heindel L
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Aug1999
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