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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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Autores principales: Vijay, Bhavani S., Mitra, Subhro, Jamil, Shahin N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885735
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.114020