A 77-year old male underwent elective duodenopancreatectomy surgery. As a part of multimodal analgesia, a continuous infusion of lidocaine was administered peri-operatively. Surgery was uneventful. However in postoperative intensive care unit, the patient experienced progressive neurological and haemodynamic failure.
The likely reason could have been lidocaine overdose due to continuous systemic administration How would you manage this patient? *This case is from Docplexus editorial team for educative purpose only. Source: Anesthesia Cases Stay connected, the answer will be posted in the next 48h!
