Lipid emulsion for the treatment of local anesthetic toxicity: Patient safety implications

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1337-1339

  Brull, Sorin J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPIVACAINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIPID EMULSION; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EDITORIAL; EMBOLISM; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; WEAKNESS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 42449134035     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0b013e31816b9415     Document Type: Editorial

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