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  • Title: Continuous intravenous lidocaine in the treatment of paralytic ileus due to severe spinal cord injury.
    Author: Baumann A, Audibert G, Klein O, Mertes PM.
    Journal: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand; 2009 Jan; 53(1):128-30. PubMed ID: 18945248.
    Abstract:
    Paralytic ileus is a major concern in the acute phase of spinal cord injury. Classical treatment with neostigmine is often ineffective. Continuous intravenous (i.v.) lidocaine infusion has been previously proposed intra and post-operatively in order to decrease the duration of post-operative ileus after abdominal surgery. We report the cases of seven patients suffering from complete paralytic spinal cord injury-related ileus with colectasy resistant to neostigmine, who were treated by i.v. lidocaine infusion.
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