ECMO for Cardiac Rescue after Accidental Intravenous Mepivacaine Application

• Main Authors: Michael Froehle (Author), Nikolaus A. Haas (Author), Guenther Kirchner (Author), Deniz Kececioglu (Author), Eugen Sandica (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mepivacaine is a potent local anaesthetic and used for infiltration and regional anaesthesia in adults and pediatric patients. Intoxications with mepivacaine affect mainly the CNS and the cardiovascular system. We present a case of accidental intravenous mepivacaine application and intoxication of a...