Bupivacaine-induced seizures and ventricular fibrillation in a 13-year- old girl undergoing wound debridement

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 354-355

  Yan, Albert C ^a   Newman, Robert D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine induced seizures; Dysrhythmias; Phenytoin; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HYDROXYZINE; PETHIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROTOXICITY; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031794437     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199810000-00012     Document Type: Article

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