Society guideline links: Local anesthetic systemic toxicity

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Local and regional anesthesia".)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD): Best practices for the use of local anesthesia for pediatric dental patients (revised 2020)

●American Heart Association (AHA): Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care – Adult basic and advanced life support (2020)

●American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA): Local anesthetic systemic toxicity checklist (2020)

●American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT): Evidence-based recommendations on the use of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy in poisoning (2016)

United Kingdom

●Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI): Guidelines for the management of severe local anaesthetic toxicity (2010)

Australia–New Zealand

●Government of South Australia (SA Health): South Australian perinatal practice guideline on local anaesthetic toxicity (severe) (2009, revised 2020)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (JSA): Practical guide to dealing with local anesthetic poisoning (2017)