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Table 3 Reasons reported for the unavailability of lipid emulsion in department of anesthesiology

From: Regional anesthesia and lipid resuscitation for local anesthetic systemic toxicity in China: results of a survey by the orthopedic anesthesia group of the chinese society of anesthesiology

Reasons

n (%)

Availability in center pharmacy

12 (50 %)

A low risk for LAST in the past years

7 (29 %)

Logistical reasons

3 (13 %)

View the LRT with suspicion

1 (4 %)

Unaware of the progress of LRT

1 (4 %)

  1. LAST local anesthetic systemic toxicity, LRT lipid rescue therapy