US EditionLidocaine Poisonings and Deaths Rise Sharply in the U.S.
UNITED STATES, JUL 22 – Deaths linked to lidocaine rose despite safety guidelines, driven by dosing errors and inconsistent treatment use, with 0.1% of poisonings resulting in death from 2001 to 2022.
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Lidocaine poisonings and deaths rise sharply in the U.S.
Poisonings and deaths linked to the use of the local anaesthetic lidocaine have nearly tripled in the US over the past decade, finds an analysis of National Poison Data System (NPDS) reports, published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsLidocaine Deaths Surged in Past Decade
(MedPage Today) -- Deaths associated with lidocaine poisoning more than doubled since 2010, calls to poison control centers suggested. Reports of lidocaine mortality in the American Poison Centers National Poison Data System (NPDS) increased 2...
Near tripling in US reported lidocaine local anesthetic poisonings/deaths over past decade, analysis reveals
Poisonings and deaths linked to the use of the local anesthetic lidocaine have nearly tripled in the US over the past decade, finds an analysis of National Poison Data System (NPDS) reports, published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
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