Maximal haemostatic effect is attained in porcine skin within 7 min of the administration of a local anaesthetic together with epinephrine, refuting the need for a 30 min waiting time Rafi Sheikh, Jenny Hult, Josefine Bunke, Ulf Dahlstrand, Cu Ansson, Khashayar Memarzadeh, Malin Malmsjö JPRAS Open Volume 19, Pages 77-81 (March 2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpra.2018.12.005 Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Representative example of surgical swabs with blood collected from the lidocaine (control) and lidocaine + epinephrine injection sites following incision, after 3, 5, 7, 15 and 30 min. JPRAS Open 2019 19, 77-81DOI: (10.1016/j.jpra.2018.12.005) Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Blood loss (mg) after the injection of lidocaine only (control) and lidocaine + epinephrine at 3, 5, 7, 15 and 30 min. JPRAS Open 2019 19, 77-81DOI: (10.1016/j.jpra.2018.12.005) Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions