Sub-mammary injection of ropivacaine resulting in severe toxicity with seizures

Emerg Med Australas. 2016 Apr;28(2):246-7. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12539. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

Authors

Angela Chiew^{1

2}, Maximilian Patrick Raos³, Geoffrey K Isbister^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Toxicology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydne, New South Wales, Australia.
² New South Wales Poison's Information Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Emergency Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 26799698
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12539

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Amides / adverse effects*
Anesthetics, Local / adverse effects*
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / chemically induced*
Female
Humans
Ropivacaine

Substances

Amides
Anesthetics, Local
Ropivacaine