• Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    Use of Intralipid in an infant with impending cardiovascular collapse due to local anesthetic toxicity.

    • Shailesh Shah, Senthil Gopalakrishnan, Jesus Apuya, Sonia Shah, and Timothy Martin.
    • Arkansas Children's Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 3 Children's Way, Slot 203, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA.
    • J Anesth. 2009 Jan 1;23(3):439-41.

    AbstractLocal anesthetic-associated cardiac toxicity following caudal epidural blockade is, fortunately, a rare event. Prompt recognition and early treatment is the key to successful resuscitation. Early use of the lipid emulsion Intralipid in bupivacaine-induced cardiac toxicity may lead to a good outcome.

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