Intralipid and lipid rescue therapy
Intralipid and lipid rescue therapy as an antidote of last resort in cardiotoxic overdoses of lipophilic agents (best described for bupivacaine)
Intralipid is one of the most exciting recent developments in clinical toxicology (right up there with high-dose insulin euglycemic therapy, aka HIET). We are rightly skeptical of any new therapy, especially one that promises so much. Nevertheless, many of the…