Use of lipid emulsions for treatment of local anesthetic toxicity: A case report

AANA Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 359-364

  Varela, Hector ^a   Burns, Shari M ^b  

^a Mt Graham Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipids; Local anesthetic overdose; Local anesthetic toxicity

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIPOSYN; ROPIVACAINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DETERIORATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NERVE BLOCK; OVERDOSE;

EID: 78049289494     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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