April 2024
Basic pharmacology of local anaesthetics. A. Taylor and G. McLeod. BJA Education, 20(2): 34-41 (2020)
https://www.bjaed.org/action/showPdf?pii=S2058-5349%2819%2930152-0
Recommended by: Charlotte Sandersen
Charlotte became a diplomate of our college in 2013 after having worked half of her career as a specialist in equine internal medicine before deciding to focus on anaesthesiology. She is now the head of the veterinary anaesthesiology section at the University of Liege. Her research focuses on inflammation and mitochondrial function and how anaesthetics interact with them. When not busy with doing anesthesia, Charlotte rides her horse or alternatively her motorbike or refurbishes antique furniture.
Commentary
I decided to suggest this article because it is a very easy and enjoyable read, refreshing our knowledge on local anaesthetics. It reminds us of the nerve physiology, the mechanism of action of local anaesthetics, and their pharmacology. This article offers a brief and easy read, and I can tolerate the omission of procaine in this paper, as it is written by human anaesthetists. 🙂
If you do not have access to the article, please contact me and I will send it to you by email: Charlotte.Sandersen@uliege.be