Open AccessTransient Neurologic Syndrome in a Patient Receiving Hypobaric Lidocaine in the Prone Jack-Knife Position
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Alley,
Julia E. Pollock
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200209000-00041
Subject(s) - medicine , lidocaine , anesthesia , ischemia , prone position , transient (computer programming) , surgery , cardiology , computer science , operating system
The occurrence of transient neurologic symptoms after hypobaric lidocaine spinal anesthesia has not been reported, and may suggest sciatic stretch with neural ischemia rather than maldistribution as the cause of this syndrome.