Rashad A, el-Attar A
Abdulla Fouad Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1990 Apr;28(2):102-4. doi: 10.1016/0266-4356(90)90132-5.
In two groups, each of 50 patients undergoing oral surgery, effects of combining lidocaine nerve block with halothane general anaesthesia were studied. Local blockade of surgical stimuli reduced markedly the incidence of cardiac dysrhythmias occurred during halothane anaesthesia. Recovery was faster and post-operative analgesia was enhanced.
