Lipid emulsion injection-induced reversal of cardiac toxicity and acceleration of emergence from general anesthesia after scalp infiltration of a local anesthetic: a case report

Lipid emulsion injection-induced reversal of cardiac toxicity and acceleration of emergence from general anesthesia after scalp infiltration of a local anesthetic: a case report

Abstract Background A scalp block or wound infiltration of local anesthetic is thought to effectively control post-craniotomy pain. However, it can result in local anesthetic toxicity (LAST), which is difficult to distinguish from brain damage due to the surgical procedure when emergence from genera...

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Main Authors: Rintaro Hoshino, Yoshinori Kamiya, Yuka Fujii, Tsunehisa Tsubokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-02-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Local anesthetic intoxication
Delayed emergence
Brain surgery
Lipid rescue
Lipid sink theory
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-017-0077-6

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