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ArticleInterventional pain medicine2026

International Pain and Spine Intervention Society Emergency Protocols: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST).

Ryan M Meral, Ameet S Nagpal, Ronald Wasserman

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Article in Interventional pain medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ryan M MeralDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Ameet S NagpalMedical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, SC, USA.
Ronald WassermanDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This protocol outlines the pathophysiology, recognition, and treatment of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST), a rare but life-threatening complication caused by excessive systemic absorption or intravascular injection of local anesthetics. Clinical manifestations may include seizures, arrhythmias, and cardiovascular collapse. The protocol emphasizes rapid identification, lipid emulsion therapy, airway management, seizure control, and modified Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support measures.

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EmergenciesEmergency protocolInterventional pain proceduresLASTLocal anesthetic systemic toxicityRisk mitigation

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PMID42325878
PMCPMC13276539

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