Why the study?
Lidocaine is a cardiac depressant that decreases blood pressure while adrenaline is a cardiac stimulant that increases it, prompting evaluation of their combined effects during dental anesthesia.
Does 2% lidocaine with adrenaline increase blood pressure in controlled hypertensive patients compared to non-hypertensive patients during dental anesthesia?
Does 2% lidocaine with adrenaline increase blood pressure in controlled hypertensive patients compared to non-hypertensive patients during dental anesthesia?
2% lidocaine with adrenaline (1:200000) increases systolic but not diastolic blood pressure in controlled hypertensive patients during dental anesthesia.
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Should not yet change dental anesthesia practice; hypothesis-generating for differential BP effects by hypertension status.
Tuladhar et al. (2021) studied this question.
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