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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar;24(3):332-4.
doi: 10.1111/pan.12285. Epub 2013 Nov 13.

Lipid resuscitation in pediatric patients - need for caution?

Usha Shenoy  1 , John Paul, Deepu Antony
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Lipid resuscitation in pediatric patients - need for caution?

Usha Shenoy et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

A 3-year-old child was successfully resuscitated following bupivacaine cardiotoxicity with 20% intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE). Large volume of ILE was used targeting clinically adequate perfusion. Subsequently, there were features of ventilation/perfusion (V/P) mismatch.

Keywords: V/P mismatch; bupivacaine; inadvertent ILE overdose; toxicity.

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