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To assess the therapeutic utility and antiarrhythmic effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine in suppressing ventricular arrhythmias.

Intravenous Use of Lidocaine for Ventricular Arrhythmias*

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May inform historical thoracic anesthesia practice; leaves open relevance to current evidence-based care.

To assess the therapeutic utility and antiarrhythmic effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine in suppressing ventricular arrhythmias.
Administered intravenous lidocaine to manage acute ventricular arrhythmias in cooperation with the Bailey Thoracic Clinic.
Intravenous administration of lidocaine achieved prompt qualitative suppression of erratic ventricular rhythms.
The clinical intervention facilitated acute cardiac stabilization during ventricular arrhythmic episodes.

William A. Weiss (1960) studied this question.

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