Successful resuscitation from bupivacaine-induced cardiovascular collapse with intravenous lipid emulsion following femoral nerve block in an emergency department

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-214

  Harvey, Martyn ^a   Cave, Grant ^b   Chanwai, Giles ^a   Nicholson, Tonia ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Cardiovascular; Collapse; Lipid; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; INTRALIPID; LIPID EMULSION;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SHOCK;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 79954486248     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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