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JANUARY 29, 2025

LAST-Associated Cardiac Arrest Rescued With Lipid Emulsion in Outpatient Postpartum Patient

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Calvin Johnson, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
DeSean Thom, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles

Cardiac toxicity from local anesthetics is uncommon but potentially fatal when it does occur. Here, we report a case of local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST)-associated cardiac arrest in a postpartum woman after the administration of a typical dose of lidocaine during a rhinoplasty and chin implant surgery. This case