Successful reversal of bupivacaine and lidocaine-induced severe junctional bradycardia by lipid emulsion following infraclavicular brachial plexus block in a uremic patient

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-74

  Shih, Yu Hsuan ^a   Chen, Chen Hsiu ^a   Wang, Ying Ming ^a   Liu, Kang ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

bradycardia; bupivacaine; drug toxicity; fat emulsions, intravenous; uremia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LIPID EMULSION;

AGED; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTERY PUNCTURE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS; JUNCTIONAL BRADYCARDIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; UREMIA;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRADYCARDIA; BUPIVACAINE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; NERVE BLOCK; UREMIA;

EID: 79959978868     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: 1875452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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