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Subarachnoid spread of epidural local anaesthetic following dural puncture
Author(s) -
LEACH A.,
SMITH G. B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1988.tb04155.x
Subject(s) - medicine , local anaesthetic , subarachnoid space , bupivacaine , anesthesia , epidural space , epidural block , surgery , subarachnoid hemorrhage , regional anesthesia , block (permutation group theory) , cerebrospinal fluid , pathology , geometry , mathematics
Summary A case is described of an extensive block and hypotension which occurred after inadvertent dural puncture and subsequent epidural injection of bupivacaine. The subarachnoid spread of solution from the extradural space was confirmed radiologically.