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Welcome   | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 3 No. 2, February 1994   Archives  •  Online Features Brief Reports  This Article  • Abstract  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Phentolamine Reversal of Epinephrine-Induced Digital Vasospasm How to Save an Ischemic Finger Joseph W. Hinterberger, MD; Harry E. Kintzi, MD, FACEP Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(2):193-195. References Article references have been provided for searching and linking. Additional reference information may be available in the article PDF. 1. Zucker G. Use of phentolamine to prevent necrosis due to levarterenol. JAMA. 1957;163:1477-1479. FREE FULL TEXT 2. Jordan LK. An unusual case of digital ischemia. N C Med J. 1969;30:418-419. PUBMED 3. Deshmukh N, Tolland JT. Treatment of accidental epinephrine injection in a finger. J Emerg Med. 1989;7:408. PUBMED 4. Coffman JD, Cohen RA. Intra-arterial vasodilator agents to reverse human finger vasoconstriction. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1987;41:574-579. PUBMED 5. Aycock BG, Hawtof DB, Moody SB. Treatment of peripheral ischemia secondary to lidocaine containing epinephrine. Ann Plast Surg. 1989;23:27-30. PUBMED 6. Maguire WM, Reisdorff MD. Epinephrine-induced vasospasm reversed by phentolamine digital block. Am J Emerg Med. 1990;8:46-47. PUBMED 7. McCauley WA, Gerace RV, Scilley C. Treatment of accidental digital injection of epinephrine. Ann Emerg Med. 1991;20:665-668. PUBMED 8. Weiner N. Sympathomimetic amines. In: Gilman AG, Goodman LS, Rall TW, et al, eds. The Pharmacologic Basis of Therapeutics. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Co Inc; 1985:145-180. 9. Weiner N. Alpha-adrenergic blocking agents. In: Gilman AG, Goodman LS, Rall TW, Murad F, eds. The Pharmacologic Basis of Therapeutics. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Co Inc; 1985:181-214. 10. Richards DA, Woodinqs EP, Prichard BNC. Circulatory and alpha-adrenoceptor blocking effects of phentolamine. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1978;5:507-513. PUBMED 11. Johnson HA. Infiltration with epinephrine and local anesthetic mixture in the hand. JAMA. 1967;200:990-991. FREE FULL TEXT