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ArticleCureus2022

A Myriad of Symptoms After Spinal Anesthesia: A Case Report of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity.

Pedro Lavado, Eduardo Carvalho, Manuel Almeida, Isabel Taveira, Fernando Pádua

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pedro LavadoIntensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Portimão, PRT.
Eduardo CarvalhoIntensive Care Unit, North Alentejo Local Health Unit, Portalegre, PRT.
Manuel AlmeidaIntensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Portimão, PRT.
Isabel TaveiraIntensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Portimão, PRT.
Fernando PáduaIntensive Care Unit, North Alentejo Local Health Unit, Portalegre, PRT.
Algarve Biomedical Center · PTPolytechnic Institute of Portalegre · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Local anesthetics are widely used by various medical professionals. Although their usefulness is unquestionable, as with any medication, there is a possibility of iatrogenic effects. When local anesthetic systemic toxicity occurs, it might be a life-threatening condition. Knowing its existence and how to act when it arises is crucial. The clinical presentation is wide-ranging, but globally it affects the neurological and cardiovascular system, with cardiac arrest being the extreme of its presentation. The treatment is mainly supportive with an attempt to reverse the effects of the anesthetic by administering a lipid emulsion. Here, we present a clinical case of difficult management with many complications.

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cardiac arrestlastlocal anestheticseizurespinal anesthesiatoxicity

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PMID36348927
PMCPMC9632230
OpenAlexW4301394821

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