Cardiac Arrest after Local Anaesthetic Toxicity in a Paediatric Patient
We report a case of a paediatric patient undergoing urological procedure in which a possible inadvertent intravascular or intraosseous injection of bupivacaine with adrenaline in usual doses caused subsequent cardiac arrest, completely reversed after administration of 20% intravenous lipid emulsion....
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| author | Liana Maria Torres de Araújo Azi Diego Grimaldi Figueroa Ana Amélia Souza Simas |
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| description | We report a case of a paediatric patient undergoing urological procedure in which a possible inadvertent intravascular or intraosseous injection of bupivacaine with adrenaline in usual doses caused subsequent cardiac arrest, completely reversed after administration of 20% intravenous lipid emulsion. Early diagnosis of local anaesthetics toxicity and adequate cardiovascular resuscitation manoeuvres contribute to the favourable outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f161ec874484438a5890bf2a276e8ea2025-08-20T02:02:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902016-01-01201610.1155/2016/78262807826280Cardiac Arrest after Local Anaesthetic Toxicity in a Paediatric PatientLiana Maria Torres de Araújo Azi0Diego Grimaldi Figueroa1Ana Amélia Souza Simas2Edgard Santos Professor University Hospital, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, BrazilEdgard Santos Professor University Hospital, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, BrazilEdgard Santos Professor University Hospital, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, BrazilWe report a case of a paediatric patient undergoing urological procedure in which a possible inadvertent intravascular or intraosseous injection of bupivacaine with adrenaline in usual doses caused subsequent cardiac arrest, completely reversed after administration of 20% intravenous lipid emulsion. Early diagnosis of local anaesthetics toxicity and adequate cardiovascular resuscitation manoeuvres contribute to the favourable outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7826280 |
| spellingShingle | Liana Maria Torres de Araújo Azi Diego Grimaldi Figueroa Ana Amélia Souza Simas Cardiac Arrest after Local Anaesthetic Toxicity in a Paediatric Patient Case Reports in Anesthesiology |
| title | Cardiac Arrest after Local Anaesthetic Toxicity in a Paediatric Patient |
| title_full | Cardiac Arrest after Local Anaesthetic Toxicity in a Paediatric Patient |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac Arrest after Local Anaesthetic Toxicity in a Paediatric Patient |
| title_short | Cardiac Arrest after Local Anaesthetic Toxicity in a Paediatric Patient |
| title_sort | cardiac arrest after local anaesthetic toxicity in a paediatric patient |
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