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. 2021 Jul 2;15(2):186-193.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab121. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Local anesthetics for the Nephrologist

Nupur N Uppal  1 , Mital Jhaveri  2 , Susana Hong  1 , Linda Shore-Lesserson  3 , Kenar D Jhaveri  1 , Hassan Izzedine  4
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Local anesthetics for the Nephrologist

Nupur N Uppal et al. Clin Kidney J. .

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  • Erratum to: Local anesthetics for the Nephrologist.
    Uppal NN, Jhaveri M, Hong S, Shore-Lesserson L, Jhaveri KD, Izzedine H. Uppal NN, et al. Clin Kidney J. 2021 Oct 5;15(1):182. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab144. eCollection 2022 Jan. Clin Kidney J. 2021. PMID: 35041726 Free PMC article.

Abstract

Several specialists in medicine use local anesthetics. In patients with kidney disease, these agents are used during catheter insertions for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, arteriovenous fistula and graft procedures, kidney transplantation, parathyroidectomy, kidney biopsies, and dental and skin procedures. Patients on chronic hemodialysis use a topical application prior to use of needles for arteriovenous fistula cannulation before starting dialysis. They are also used to manage acute and chronic pain conditions, in regional nerve blockade and in multi-modal enhanced recovery protocols. Despite their frequent use by both physicians and patients, data on the use of local anesthetics in patients with kidney impairment are not well reported. This review will summarize the use of local anesthetics in chronic kidney disease, describe their pharmacology and the impact of lower estimated glomerular filtration rate on their pharmacokinetics, and suggest dose regulation in those with kidney dysfunction.

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; local anesthetics; pharmacology.

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FIGURE 1:
Typical local anesthetic. Top: ester type; bottom: amide type. Figure created using biorender.com.
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