Dangers of cocaine and adrenaline paste

EDITOR,-Martin Burton and Richard Marks are correct in emphasising that recommended doses of cocaine should not be exceeded during nasal surgery. 1 However, adding adrenaline to cocaine paste (as opposed to a 10% solution) increases the unpredictability of the absorption of cocaine, and this was why...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 1996-02, Vol.312 (7027), p.381-381
Hauptverfasser:	Morris, K E A, Rogers, J E G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Intranasal Cardiac arrhythmia Cocaine Cocaine - adverse effects Drug Combinations Dysrhythmias Epinephrine - adverse effects Humans Letter Letters Nose - surgery Ointments Otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	EDITOR,-Martin Burton and Richard Marks are correct in emphasising that recommended doses of cocaine should not be exceeded during nasal surgery. 1 However, adding adrenaline to cocaine paste (as opposed to a 10% solution) increases the unpredictability of the absorption of cocaine, and this was why we condemned this particular combination in our article. 2 Peter Williamson and Robert Slack are incorrect in their statement that "overdose of almost any anaesthetic drug will result in death."
ISSN:	0959-8138 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.312.7027.381