Early use of lipid emulsion to treat incipient mepivacaine intoxication

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-278

  Charbonneau, Hélène ^a   Marcou, Thi Aurore Pham ^a   Mazoit, Jean Xavier ^a   Zetlaoui, Paul J ^a   Benhamou, Dan ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; LIPID EMULSION; MEDIALIPIDE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; DYSARTHRIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONFUSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NERVE BLOCK; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONFUSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEPIVACAINE; NERVE BLOCK; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349263968     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31819340be     Document Type: Letter

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