Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

Diagnosis

May have:

  • CNS symptoms (may not occur):
    • Tinnitus
    • Metallic taste
    • Seizures
  • CV collapse:
    • Rhythm disturbance
    • Altered consciousness

Diagnosis

May have:

  • CNS symptoms (may not occur):
    • Tinnitus
    • Metallic taste
    • Seizures
  • CV collapse:
    • Rhythm disturbance
    • Altered consciousness
  1. Give 100% O2, evaluate ventilation, stop N2O and volatiles

  2. Stop local anesthetic

    • What was given? Drug, dose, site? Does this = a crisis or not?
    • If crisis, request intralipid
    • Bolus Intralipid 20% 1.5 mL/kg IV over 1 minute. Repeat every 3-5 minutes, until hemodynamically stable
    • Start infusion 0.25 mL/kg/min, increase as needed to 0.5 mL/kg/min
    • Continue infusion for at least 10 min after hemodynamic stability is restored.
    • Max dose of intralipid 20% is 10 mL/kg over first 30 min. If not responding, reconsider if other diagnosis or inadequate resuscitation
  3. Ensure adequate IV access, monitoring of continuous ECG, BP, and SaO2

  4. Avoid propofol, vasopressin, calcium channel blockers and beta blockers

  5. To suppress seizures: give midazolam 0.05-0.1 mg/kg IV

    • 0.05-0.1 mg/kg IV
  6. To treat hypotension: give Epinephrine 1 MICROgram/kg IV/IO, as needed, may need infusion 0.02-0.2 MICROgrams/kg/min

    • 1 MICROgram/kg IV/IO
    • May need infusion 0.02-0.2 MICROgrams/kg/min
  7. To treat acidosis: Draw serial ABGs, consider a-line

  8. Monitor for recurrence for 4-6 hours following the event

  9. Consider DDx

  10. Crisis Management (If Severe)

    Notify surgeon, call for help and code cart

  11. Call for Transesophageal Echocardiography

  12. Start chest compressions

  13. Give epinephrine 10 MICROgrams/kg IV/IO

    • 1 MICROgram/kg IV/IO
    • May need infusion 0.02-0.2 MICROgrams/kg/min
  14. If cardiac arrest, go to CARDIAC ARREST

  15. Consider ECMO

Patient weight

Between 0.5 kg and 120 kg

Reset the checklist?

Checked steps, the timer and this crisis log are cleared. The patient’s weight is kept.

Finish the crisis?

The timer pauses, and you can review the case and the event log.