‘On the Case’: The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Chloroprocaine in Ambulatory Surgery

<p>In this episode of “On the Case,” J. Eric Greensmith, MD, PhD, joins us to discuss his <a href="https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Clinical-Anesthesiology/Article/02-21/History-Chloroprocaine-Ambulatory-Surgery/62454">case report</a> about the history of chloroprocaine and the benefits of using it in ambulatory surgery today.</p><p>Greensmith is an associate professor of anesthesia and critical care in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, In Hershey.</p><p>“On the Case” is an interview-driven podcast series, in which we take a behind-the-scenes look at the popular case reports that are published in <i>Anesthesiology News</i>. We interrogate the authors of those case reports what it was like to experience those clinical situations and why they decided to write about them afterward.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Links from the episode</strong></p><p>Link to case report: <a href="https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Clinical-Anesthesiology/Article/02-21/History-Chloroprocaine-Ambulatory-Surgery/62454">The Rise, Fall and Rise Again: Navigating the History of Chloroprocaine In Ambulatory Surgery</a></p><p>Link to <a href="https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Tag/The-Frost-Series/5867">other reports from The Frost Series</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Link to submit a case report: <a href="https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/casesubmission/">AnesthesiologyNews.com/CaseSubmission</a></p><p> </p><p>Link to study on <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10553828">isobaric spinal mepivacaine</a>.</p><p>Link to study comparing <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14693590/">spinal 2-chloroprocaine and lidocaine</a>.</p><p>Link to study on <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14693589/">spinal chloroprocaine solutions</a>.</p><p>Link to study on <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16115971/">mepivacaine and transient neurologic symptoms</a>.</p>