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Anaphylactoid reaction following local anaesthesia for epidural block
Author(s) -
THOMAS A. D,
CAUNT J. A.
Publication year - 1993
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.1365-2044.1993.tb06792.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , epidural block , local anaesthetic , block (permutation group theory) , regional anaesthesia , anaphylactoid reactions , anaphylaxis , allergy , mathematics , geometry , immunology
Summary A potentially serious complication of epidural bupivacaine used for a repeat, elective Caesarean section is presented. The main features of this reaction were erythema, itching, generalised and pulmonary oedema. In addition, pulmonary oedema was subsequently noted in the baby. An immunological hypersensitivity to bupivacaine or lignocaine is the likely cause.