Abstract
Local anesthetic systemic toxicity is a rare but potential complications whenever local anesthetic is administered to a patient, especially for regional nerve blocks. The following chapter focuses on the indications for suspicion of local anesthetic systemic toxicity and a review of the management of this per the American Society of Regional Anesthesiology guidelines.
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Sampankanpanich Soria, C. (2022). Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (Pediatric). In: Sampankanpanich Soria, C., Trivedi, S. (eds) Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Simulation Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95338-6_19
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