Local anesthetic safety in the OR

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Mon, 04/27/2020 - 12:05
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Anjali Todd
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Local anesthetic safety in the OR

Hello!
We are addressing safety practices related to local anesthetics in the operating room. The question came up whether we should disallow entire vials on the surgical field. I haven't found recommendations to support this beyond use of prefilled syringes. Has anyone limited vials or implemented other processes to minimize adverse events with anesthetics in the OR? Primarily concerned with surgeon giving higher than recommended doses.

Thank you for you input!

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