Over the last decade, poisonings and deaths linked to the use of local anesthetics have decreased. Even so, poisonings from one commonly used anesthetic, lidocaine, have increased in the United States ...
Lidocaine is a common local anesthetic, but absorbing too much or prolonging exposure increases the chances of a lidocaine overdose. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic and generally safe. However, it is ...
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has published a practice advisory on local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) called “Guidelines for the Management of Severe Local ...