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Subarachnoidal Block after a “Top‐up” Dose during Continuous Segmental Epidural Analgesia in Labour a Case Report
Author(s) -
Kriz M.,
Jouppila R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1980.tb01591.x
Subject(s) - medicine , local anaesthetic , epidural block , anesthesia , block (permutation group theory) , nerve block , mathematics , geometry
We describe a case of spinal block which developed after a second “top‐up” of local anaesthetic during segmental epidural analgesia in labour. The incidence of similar cases is reviewed. The importance of aspiration and the injection of a “test” dose before every “top‐up” is stressed.