Open AccessHyperventilation mistaken for local anaesthetic toxicity
Author(s) -
Misurati Mohammad,
Allman Louise
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
anaesthesia cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2396-8397
DOI - 10.21466/ac.hmflat2.2013
Subject(s) - hyperventilation , local anaesthetic , toxicity , anesthesia , medicine , complication , regional anaesthesia , cardiac toxicity , surgery
Summary Local anaesthetic toxicity is a serious complication of regional anaesthesia for which the anaesthetist needs to have a high index of suspicion. The symptoms and signs associated with hyperventilation are similar to, and can mimic, local anaesthetic toxicity.