Early Intralipid Therapy May Have Prevented Bupivacaine-Associated Cardiac Arrest

Local anesthetic-induced cardiotoxicity remains a complication of regional anesthesia, with the potential to result in cardiac arrest refractory to resuscitation. Successful resuscitation using Intralipid (Baxter Pharmaceuticals by Fresenius Kabi, Uppsala, Sweden), has been reported in 2 patients wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2008-03, Vol.33 (2), p.178-180
Hauptverfasser:	McCutchen, Thomas, Gerancher, J.C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects Bupivacaine - adverse effects Bupivacaine toxicity Cardiac arrest Cardiotoxicity Fat Emulsions, Intravenous - therapeutic use Female Heart Arrest - prevention & control Humans Lipid rescue Lipid therapy Local anesthetic toxicity Regional anesthesia Resuscitation - methods Tachycardia, Ventricular - chemically induced Tachycardia, Ventricular - therapy Time Factors
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