The effect of lipid emulsion infusion on postmortem ropivacaine concentrations in swine: endeavoring to comprehend a soldier's death.

Background: Lipid emulsion (20%) is advocated as a rescue drug for local anesthetic toxicity. No study has measured the impact of lipid emulsion therapy on postmortem local anesthetic serum levels.

Methods: We anesthetized Yorkshire swine (n = 11) and standard monitors were placed.