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Ⅰ.はじめに
Lidocaineは,1948年,Swedenにて開発されたアミド型局所麻酔剤で,安全牲が高く,現在,局所麻酔剤として,最も広く使用されている。
1950年Southworthら7)により心室性不整脈にも有効であることが報告されて以来,さらに抗不整脈剤としても広く臨床的に用いられるに至つている。抗不整脈剤としては,主として静脈内投与により心臓手術時,心筋梗塞時,あるいはジギタリス中毒により出現する不整脈に対し,使用頻度が高い。
Lidocaine was tried to use in order to control the status epilepticus of diverse etiology. The fundamental basis, with which we expected its anticonvulsive effect, depended on the fact that Lidocaine had the strong membrane stabilizing action at the ectopic focus of the heart, especiallyHis-Purkinje fibers. Lidocaine depresses the slope of phase 4, that is the slow diastolic depolarization of the Purkinje fibers. Supposing that the epileptogenic discharge is caused by the over-excitation of certain site of the brain, it is similar to the mechanism of the cardiac arrhythmias originating from the ventricles where the phase 4 begets too steep.
The anticonvulsive action of Lidocaine was proved to be more effective than expected. The advantages of Lidocaine as an anticonvulsive agent are, from our experiences, summarized as follows:
1) The acting is fast.
The anticonvulsive action of Lidocaine developes about 20 or 30 seconds after one-shot intravenous injection, dosing 2 or 3 mg per kg of the body weight. The lasting of action is about 20 minutes.
2) Lidocaine does not decline the level of consciousness.
The anticonvulsants mostly manifest the hypnotic action prior to suppressing the convulsion, but Lidocaine does not change the level of consciousness within the therapeutic ranges.
3) Introducing to the maintenance therapy
Lidocaine, being used one-shot intravenously, can be sustained as the maintenance therapy for about 24 hours by the bottle drip in 4 mg/kg/h.
4) Insured safety
Lidocaine as an anticonvulsive drug was safe to use. There were no side actions affecting the vital signs of the patient within the therapeutic ranges.
Seven cases of status epilepticus were satisfacto-rily managed under the administration of Lidocaine. It is concluded that Lidocaine could be recommended as the anticonvulsive agent on emergency.
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