ASRA practice advisory on local anesthetic systemic toxicity.
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Practice Advisory on Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity assimilates and summarizes current knowledge regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of this potentially fatal complication. It offers evidence-based and/or expert opinion-based recommendations for all physicians and advanced practitioners who routinely administer local anesthetics in potentially toxic doses. The advisory does not address issues related to local anesthetic-related neurotoxicity, allergy, or methemoglobinemia. Recommendations are based primarily on animal and human experimental trials, case series, and case reports. When objective evidence is lacking or incomplete, recommendations are supplemented by expert opinion from the Practice Advisory Panel plus input from other experts, medical specialty groups, and open forum. Specific recommendations are offered for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of local anesthetic systemic toxicity.
Neal
Joseph M
JM
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA. anejmn@vmmc.org
Bernards
Christopher M
CM
Butterworth
John F
JF
Di Gregorio
Guido
G
Drasner
Kenneth
K
Hejtmanek
Michael R
MR
Mulroy
Michael F
MF
Rosenquist
Richard W
RW
Weinberg
Guy L
GL
D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000592:standards*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000506:poisoning*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards
D000779:Anesthetics, Local