Levosimendan combined with epinephrine improves rescue outcomes in a rat model of lipid-based resuscitation from bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrest

Levosimendan combined with epinephrine improves rescue outcomes in a rat model of lipid-based resuscitation from bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrest

Abstract Background The effectiveness of a combination of a lipid emulsion with epinephrine in reversing local anesthetic-induced cardiac arrest has been confirmed. The combination of a lipid emulsion with levosimendan, was shown to be superior to administration of a lipid emulsion alone with regard...

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Main Authors: Fubei Nan, Xixi Cai, Yingchao Ye, Xuzhong Xu, Zhengqian Li, Min Li, Limei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Bupivacaine
Cardiac arrest
Lipid emulsion
Epinephrine
Levosimendan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0414-3

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