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

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,...

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Main Authors: Makoto Tsuji, Masafumi Nii, Marie Furuta, Shinji Baba, Takahide Maenaka, Shigetaka Matsunaga, Hiroaki Tanaka, Atsushi Sakurai, on behalf of the Japan Resuscitation Council (JRC) of the Guideline Editorial Committee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06309-1