Successful resuscitation of serious bupivacaine intoxication in a patient with pre-existing heart failure

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-66

  Favier, Jean Christophe ^a   Da Conceiçao, Manuel ^a   Fassassi, Mikaïla ^a   Allanic, Laurent ^a   Steiner, Thierry ^a   Pitti, Raphaël ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DESLANOSIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCAGON; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LISINOPRIL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MOLSIDOMINE; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPACETAMOL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; SUFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM; TERLIPRESSIN; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037285670     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03020189     Document Type: Article

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