Indicate the local anesthetic agent, which has a shorter duration of action:
a) Lidocaine
b) Procaine
c) Bupivacaine
d) Ropivacaine
aanya.bansal Answered question August 17, 2024
Sliding scale of duration of action of local anesthetics:
– Shortest: Procaine (b) – duration of action: 30-60 minutes
– Short: Lidocaine (a) – duration of action: 1-2 hours
– Long: Ropivacaine (d) – duration of action: 4-6 hours
– Longest: Bupivacaine (c) – duration of action: 6-8 hours
Therefore, the correct answer is (b) Procaine, which has the shortest duration of action among the options.
aanya.bansal Answered question August 17, 2024