Alternative Treatments for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Bupivacaine-Induced Cardiac Arrest
Medical history Preoperative assessment CHF EKG—sinus rhythm with occasional premature ventricular complexes Mixed connective tissue disease Echocardiogram—severe decrease in LV function (LVEF 21%); severely dilated left ventricle, left atrium (no…