Anaes SAQs · Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity
Local anaesthetic dose limits
Final SAQ — ropivacaine 3 mg/kg; bupivacaine 2 mg/kg; lidocaine 4.5 mg/kg (7 mg/kg with epi); levobupivacaine 2 mg/kg; modifiers (epinephrine, site, age, comorbidity).
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State the recommended maximum dose limits for the common local anaesthetics and the factors that modify them.
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State the recommended maximum dose limits for the common local anaesthetics and the factors that modify them.
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- [41559382]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.