Severe hiccups and intravenous lidocaine.
We report the case of a patient in whom the use of intravenous Lidocaine to treat incapacitating hiccups was a success. Intravenous lidocaine should be considered as an alternative treatment for severe hiccups when classical medications are ineffective or produce side effects.
Boulouffe
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Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, Service des Urgences 1, avenue Dr Therasse, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium. caroline.boulouffe@mont.ucl.ac.be
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D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006606:Hiccup / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine