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  • Title: Early intralipid therapy may have prevented bupivacaine-associated cardiac arrest.
    Author: McCutchen T, Gerancher JC.
    Journal: Reg Anesth Pain Med; 2008; 33(2):178-80. PubMed ID: 18299100.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: 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 with bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrest. CASE REPORT: We report another case for which Intralipid was used as part of a successful resuscitation in a patient with local anesthetic-induced cardiotoxicity. CONCLUSIONS: Early treatment with Intralipid may help prevent cardiac arrest and speed successful resuscitation efforts.
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