title: Knee arthroscopy using local anesthetic.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness and safety of local anesthetics (a mixture of lidocaine and bupivacaine) in knee arthroscopy. Local anesthetic agents were shown to be effective and safe, based on chart review and measurement of blood levels of the anesthetic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurosaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirohata
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Andrish
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002045:Bupivacaine; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008012:Lidocaine
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D002045:Bupivacaine