Intravenous lipid emulsion for local anaesthetic systemic toxicity in pregnant women: a scoping review

• Main Authors: Makoto Tsuji (Author), Masafumi Nii (Author), Marie Furuta (Author), Shinji Baba (Author), Takahide Maenaka (Author), Shigetaka Matsunaga (Author), Hiroaki Tanaka (Author), Atsushi Sakurai (Author), on behalf of the Japan Resuscitation Council (JRC) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare but life-threatening complication that can occur after local anaesthetic administration. Various clinical guidelines recommend an intravenous lipid emulsion as a treatment for local anaesthetic-induced cardiac arrest. However,...