American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity checklist: 2020 version

Joseph M Neal; Erin J Neal; Guy L Weinberg

doi:10.1136/rapm-2020-101986

American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity checklist: 2020 version

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Jan;46(1):81-82. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101986. Epub 2020 Nov 4.

Authors

Joseph M Neal¹, Erin J Neal², Guy L Weinberg^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA joeneal@comcast.net.
² Laguna College of Art+Design, Laguna Beach, California, USA.
³ Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁴ Anesthesiology, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 33148630
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101986

Abstract

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) periodically updates its practice advisories and associated cognitive aids. The 2020 version of the ASRA Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity checklist was created in response to user feedback, simulation studies and advances in medical knowledge. This report presents the 2020 version and discusses the rationale for its update.

Keywords: anesthesia; drug-related side effects and adverse reactions; local; regional anesthesia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Conduction* / adverse effects
Anesthesia, Local
Anesthetics, Local / adverse effects
Checklist
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions*
Humans
Pain
United States

Substances

Anesthetics, Local