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MARCH 1, 2021

The Rise, Fall and Rise Again: Navigating the History of Chloroprocaine In Ambulatory Surgery

The Frost Series #371

Written by: Thanh Tran, MD
J. Eric Greensmith, MD, PhD
Reviewed by: Sonia Vaida, MD

Case

A 58-year-old woman presented for right-sided total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The patient’s medical history included obesity (body mass index, 42 kg/m2), reactive airway disease (stable asthma, no recent flares), chronic low back pain and right knee osteoarthritis.

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She had received two prior anesthetics for a cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia and MRI of the spine under total IV anesthesia with