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Cardiac Arrest after Small Doses Ropivacaine: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity in the Course of Continuous Femoral Nerve Blockade

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  • Wojciech Gola

    (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland)

  • Szymon Bialka

    (Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland)

  • Marek Zajac

    (Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, St. Lucas Hospital, 26-200 Konskie, Poland)

  • Hanna Misiolek

    (Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland)

Abstract

Background: The paper presents a case report of an episode of local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) with cardiac arrest after continuous femoral nerve blockade. Case report: A 74-year-old patient burdened with hypertension and osteoarthritis underwent elective total knee replacement surgery. After surgery, a continuous femoral nerve blockade was performed and an infusion of a local anesthetic (LA) was started using an elastomeric pump. Five hours after surgery, the patient had an episode of generalized seizures followed by cardiac arrest. After resuscitation, spontaneous circulation was restored. In the treatment, 20% lipid emulsion was used. On day two of the ICU stay, the patient was fully cardiovascularly and respiratorily stable without neurological deficits and was discharged to the orthopedic department to continue treatment. Conclusion: Systemic toxicity of LA is a serious and potentially fatal complication of the use of LA in clinical practice. It should be noted that in nearly 40% of patients, LAST deviates from the classic and typical course and may have an atypical manifestation, and the first symptoms may appear with a long delay, especially when continuous blockades are used. Therefore, the proper supervision of the patient and the developed procedure in the event of LAST is undoubtedly important here.

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  • Wojciech Gola & Szymon Bialka & Marek Zajac & Hanna Misiolek, 2022. "Cardiac Arrest after Small Doses Ropivacaine: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity in the Course of Continuous Femoral Nerve Blockade," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-5, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:12223-:d:926096
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