Refractory cardiac arrest due to inadvertent intravenous injection of 0.25% bupivacaine used for local infiltration anesthesia
The cardiotoxic effect of bupivacaine is a well-known fact that can lead to asystole, and most of the time it is refractory to resuscitative measures. We describe the case of a three-year-old child operated for anorectal malformation (ARM) by abdominal approach. Apart from congenital anomalies, preo...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173496/ |