Abstract
Summary
The addition of pitressin to a solution of a local anesthetic agent prolongs anesthesia on intradermal injection, and permits of sterilization. Both pitressin and epinephrine increase the intravenous toxicity of a local anesthetic. While epinephrine by delaying absorption reduces the subcutaneous toxicity, pitressin does not.
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