Safe use of local anaesthetics: Prevention and management of systemic toxicity

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 470-475

  Lui, K C ^a   Chow, Y F ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analgesics pharmacology; Anesthetics; Fat emulsions; Intravenous; Local; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; COCAINE; INTRALIPID; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LIPID EMULSION; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; TETRACAINE;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CIRCUMORAL PARESTHESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ARREST; HEART BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC SYSTEMIC TOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; ORAL PARESTHESIA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; STEREOISOMERISM; TACHYCARDIA; TASTE DISORDER; TINNITUS; TREMOR;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS;

EID: 79951499905     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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