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Availability of Lipid Emulsion to Regional Anesthesia Programs at US Academic Anesthesia Departments

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University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

Treatments

Other: Lipid Emulsion Survey

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01880034
2013-0324

Details and patient eligibility

About

Significant data exists to suggest that lipid emulsion administration in the setting of local anesthetic toxicity has the potential to be life-saving. Unfortunately, a variety of potential barriers exist to routine lipid emulsion administration for those performing regional anesthesia including drug availability, drug cost and drug location. Inadequate training or lack of established protocols also have the potential to negatively impact patient outcomes. A previous study by Toledo et al (Availability of lipid emulsion in United States obstetric units. Anesth Analg 2013;116:406-408.) evaluated lipid emulsion availability on obstetric units and found that it was nearly universally available.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) publishes a list of contact information for each anesthesia institution that engages in resident training. Investigators will contact these institutions by phone or email to obtain contact information for their regional anesthesia program director. In the absence of a program director, investigators will send a survey and consent information via email to the faculty physician most involved in regional anesthesia. Survey completion instructions (survey itself to be completed on Qualtrics Survey Hosting Service) and copy of the study consent form will be attached to the initial contact email. The study consent form will contain a description of the study itself. Survey participants will be allowed time to complete their survey in private at their discretion. Non-responders will receive two follow-up emails at one month intervals.

Enrollment

18 patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Regional Anesthesia Section heads at academic anesthesia institutions.

Trial design

18 participants in 1 patient group

Regional Anesthesia Section Heads
Description:
This group will consist of Regional Anesthesia Section Heads at anesthesia residency training programs.
Treatment:
Other: Lipid Emulsion Survey

Trial contacts and locations

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