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Document Details : Title: Severe hiccups and intravenous lidocaine Author(s): BOULOUFFE C, VANPEE D Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 62 Issue: 2 Date: 2007 Pages: 123-125 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.62.2.1002628 Abstract : We report the case of a patient in whom the use of intravenous lidocaine to treat incapacitating hiccups was a success. Intravenous lidocaine should be considered as an alternative treatment for severe hiccups when classical medications are ineffective or produce side effects. |
