Etidocaine
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Etidocaine, marketed under the trade name Duranest, is a local anesthetic
given by injection
during surgical procedures
and labor and delivery
. Etidocaine has a long duration of activity, and the main disadvantage of using during dentistry is increased bleeding during surgery.
Local anesthetic
A local anesthetic is a drug that causes reversible local anesthesia, generally for the aim of having local analgesic effect, that is, inducing absence of pain sensation, although other local senses are often affected as well...
given by injection
Injection (medicine)
An injection is an infusion method of putting fluid into the body, usually with a hollow needle and a syringe which is pierced through the skin to a sufficient depth for the material to be forced into the body...
during surgical procedures
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
and labor and delivery
Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
. Etidocaine has a long duration of activity, and the main disadvantage of using during dentistry is increased bleeding during surgery.