Comparing Similarity And Difference between Two Local Anesthetics, Lidocaine And Procaine

Abstract

Amide type lidocaine and lipid type procaine are important anesthetics. In fact, they not only solve the problem of overused opioids, but also stimulate the invention of local anesthetic operations, which both declines the time of surgery and limits the possible damage of general anesthetics to patients’ bodies. But these two anesthetics also have their different target diseases, mechanisms, and side effects. For example, lidocaine is not only used for analgesic in dental and skin surgery operations, but also maintain the welfare of patients, who stay in the hospital waiting for recovery, by limiting the pain they could feel from their chronic illness. Actually, procaine has antiatherogenic effects, also multiple target sites which could provide some protection for the old while using. Besides, based on the fact that these chemicals come from different groups, amide type and lipid type, their mechanisms causing anesthetic effects could also be different, which would be introduced in the following context.