Systemic toxic effects of local anaesthetics

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 98-100

  Beecroft, Christina ^a,b   Davies, Gillian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; levobupivacaine; lidocaine; lipid emulsion; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; INTRALIPID; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LIPID EMULSION; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ASPIRATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BOLUS INJECTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFUSION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SAFETY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFUSION RATE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICATION ERROR; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; PARESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STEREOISOMERISM; TACHYCARDIA; TINNITUS; TOURNIQUET; TREMOR; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 77049105854     PISSN: 14720299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.12.003     Document Type: Review

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