Why is epinephrine used for surgery?

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20 Aug 2009

It's used to keep blood pressure up along with other things in surgery. A odd question,can I ask why you're enquiring about this. Just interested to know why... Dave

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mhaughie 20 Aug 2009

I had surgery for a trigger finger & lidocaine/epinephrine were used to numb the area

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