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“ Sodium bicarbonate has been reported to hasten epidural onset of chloroprocaine , lidocaine and bupivacaine while tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (THAM) has been shown to delay the onset of epidurally administered chloroprocaine in parturients.”