Use of lipid emulsion to reverse local anesthetic-induced toxicity

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1873-1877

  Corman, Shelby L ^a   Skledar, Susan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipid emulsion; Local anesthetic toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ARGIPRESSIN; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CLOPIDOGREL; INTRALIPID; LIPID EMULSION; LISINOPRIL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; THIOPENTAL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURES;

EID: 35748935548     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K244     Document Type: Article

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