Cardiac Arrest Following Liposuction: A Case Report of Lidocaine Toxicity

We report a case of a patient presenting to the emergency department in cardiac arrest following a liposuction procedure, which was performed in a physician office using lidocaine anesthesia. During liposuction of the thighs, using the power-assisted technique, the patient was given a subcutaneous d...

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Main Authors: Sandra Mrad, Chady El Tawil, Waleed A. Sukaiti, Ralph Bou Chebl, Gilbert Abou Dagher, Ziad Kazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2019-07-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2482