Effects of pH on Protein Binding of Lidocaine

Robert G. Burney, C. A. DIFAZIO, Jeff Foster

Anesthesia & Analgesia · 1978 · 81 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Protein binding of lidocaine (2.5, 5, 10, and 20 microgram/ml in fresh plasma was studied from pH 5.6 to pH 9.8. Percent binding of lidocaine was inversely related to hydrogen-ion and lidocaine concentrations.