| Title | Intravenous lipid infusion in the successful resuscitation of local anesthetic-induced cardiovascular collapse after supraclavicular brachial plexus block. |
| Author(s) | Warren JA, Thoma RB, Georgescu A, Shah SJ |
| Institution | Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA. julio@uab.edu |
| Source | Anesth Analg 2008 May; 106(5):1578-80, table of contents. |
| MeSH | Anesthetics, Local
Brachial Plexus
Bupivacaine
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Electrocardiography
Emergency Treatment
Fat Emulsions, Intravenous
Heart Arrest
Hemodynamics
Humans
Male
Mepivacaine
Middle Aged
Nerve Block
Practice Guidelines as Topic
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| Abstract | We describe a case of successful resuscitation with an i.v. lipid infusion of local anesthetic-induced cardiovascular toxicity after supraclavicular brachial plexus block with mepivacaine and bupivacaine. Lipid therapy was initiated after 10 min of unsuccessful resuscitation and resulted in restoration of cardiovascular activity and hemodynamic stability. This case illustrates the utility of i.v. lipid therapy in the treatment of local anesthetic toxicity. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 18420881 |
