For discussion of the recent letters in Anesthesiology see the link to Blog and News in the navigator

• Kawaraguchi Y, Roth DM, Patel HH. From Local to Global: Intralipid Makes a Move. Anesthesiology. 2011 Jun 8. [Epub ahead of print]
• Uncles DR, Willers JW, Samuels TL, Chaklader A. Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity treated with intravenous lipid emulsion: ineffective treatment or selection of an inadequate lipid rescue dose? Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2011 May;28(5):390-1. Reply to Aveline C. See in case reports
• Cave G, Harvey M. Intravenous lipid emulsion as antidote: How should we chew the fat in 2011? Crit Care Med 2011 Apr; 39(4): 919-20.
• Samuels TL, Uncles DR, Willers JW, Monteiro R, Halloran C. Logging the potential for intravenous lipid emulsion in propranolol and other lipophilic drug overdoses. Anaesthesia. 2011 Mar;66(3):221-2.
• Davis W. Factors related to recovery in a cat treated for lidocaine intoxication. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011 Feb 1;238(3):284; author reply 284.
• Weinberg G, Lin B, Zheng S, Di Gregorio G, Hiller D, Ripper R, Edelman L, Kelly K, Feinstein D. Partitioning effect in lipid resuscitation: further evidence for the lipid sink. Crit Care Med. 2010 Nov;38(11):2268-9.
• Woehlck HJ, El-Orbany M.Anesthetic effects and lipid resuscitation protocols. Anesthesiology. 2010 Feb;112(2):499-500
• McKevith J, Banks A. Lipid resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2009 Dec;80(12):1448. Epub 2009 Oct 4.
• Isherwood P. Lipid rescue: small trials and animal research. Anaesthesia. 2009 Dec;64(12):1380
• Cave G, Harvey M. Intravenous lipid emulsion as antidote beyond local anesthetic toxicity: a systematic review. Anesthesiology. 2009 Sep;111(3):498-505.
• Picard J, Harrop-Griffiths W. Lipid emulsion to treat drug overdose: past, present and future. Anaesthesia. 2009 Feb;64(2):119-21.
• Picard J, Ward S, Meek T. Antidotes to anesthetic catastrophe: lipid emulsion and dantrolene. Anesth Analg. 2007 Jul;105(1):283-4 This is a very interesting comment, pointing out the similarities in terms of progress in acceptance of lipid for local anesthetic toxicity and dantrolene for MH.
• Brull SJ. Lipid emulsion for the treatment of local anesthetic toxicity: patient safety implications. Anesth Analg. 2008 May;106(5):1337-9 Excellent editorial on LipidRescue method.
• Rowlingson JC. Lipid rescue: a step forward in patient safety? Likely so! Anesth Analg. 2008 May;106(5):1333-6 An editorial by my mentor, John Rowlingson.
• Lipid infusion therapy: translation to clinical practice. Anesth Analg. 2008 May;106(5):1340-2 My editorial on the current state-of-the-art.
• Picard J, Meek T. Lipid emulsion to treat overdose of local anaesthetic: the gift of the glob. Anaesthesia 2006;61:107-9.
• Weinberg GL.In defence of lipid resuscitation.Anaesthesia. 2006 Aug;61(8):807-8
• Weinberg G. Lipid infusion resuscitation for local anesthetic toxicity: proof of clinical efficacy. Anesthesiology 2006;105:7-8.
• Groban L, Butterworth J. Lipid reversal of bupivacaine toxicity: has the silver bullet been identified? Reg Anesth Pain Med 2003;28:167-9.