"Mepivacaine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A local anesthetic that is chemically related to BUPIVACAINE but pharmacologically related to LIDOCAINE. It is indicated for infiltration, nerve block, and epidural anesthesia. Mepivacaine is effective topically only in large doses and therefore should not be used by this route. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p168)
| Descriptor ID |
D008619
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Mepivacaine Hydrochloride- Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Mepivacaine
- Mepivacaine Monohydrochloride
- Monohydrochloride, Mepivacaine
Carbocaine- Carbocaine
- Carbocaïne
- Scandicain
- Scandicaine
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mepivacaine" by people in Profiles.
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Azuara-Blanco A, Moster MR, Marr BP. Subconjunctival versus peribulbar anesthesia in trabeculectomy: a prospective, randomized study. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 1997 Nov; 28(11):896-9.
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Spaeth GL. Total facial nerve palsy following modified O'Brien facial nerve block. Ophthalmic Surg. 1987 Jul; 18(7):518-9.
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Parrish RK, Spaeth GL, Poryzees EM, Hargens CW. Evaluation of local anesthesia agents using a new force-sensitive lid speculum. Ophthalmic Surg. 1983 Jul; 14(7):575-8.
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Rosefsky JB. Fetal mepivacaine toxicity not established. N Engl J Med. 1968 May 09; 278(19):1073.
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Rosefsky JB, Petersiel ME. Perinatal deaths associated with mepivacaine paracervical-block anesthesia in labor. N Engl J Med. 1968 Mar 07; 278(10):530-3.