Resistance to Local Anesthetics in Patients with a History of Scorpion Stings: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background: Scorpion stings have been reported to induce inadequate block or block failure in local anesthesia. The present study has reviewed the resistance to local anesthetics in patients with a history of scorpion stings.
Methods: Articles from domestic and foreign journals in databases such as SID, IranMedex, Magiran, Uptodate, Google Scholar, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of Science from 2010-2024 were searched, and ultimately 13 related high-quality articles based on STROBE were included in this review.
Results: According to the results of the included studies, which have dealt with scorpion sting cases and resistance to local anesthetics, patients with a history of scorpion stings experience significantly prolonged times of onsets for both sensory and motor blocks and the peak of sensory and motor blocks. Some of these patients have failed/inadequate sensory and motor block.
Conclusion: According to the mentioned materials, the prevalence of resistance to local anesthetics is higher in patients with a history of scorpion stings.