Lipid infusion as a treatment for local anesthetic toxicity: A literature review

AANA Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-78

  Manavi, Mihaela V ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intralipid; Lipid emulsion; Lipid infusion; Lipid sink; Local anesthetic toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BUPIVACAINE; LIPID EMULSION; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; THIOPENTAL;

AGITATION; ASYSTOLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CINAHL; DEFIBRILLATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC TOXICITY; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; PH; PULSE RATE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SEIZURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; THEORY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TOXICITY;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; EPINEPHRINE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 77949784031     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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