Open AccessRecurrent Persistent Hiccups After Epidural Steroid Injection and Analgesia with Bupivacaine
Author(s) -
Russell K. McAllister,
Andrew J. McDavid,
Tricia A. Meyer,
Timothy M. Bittenbinder
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1213/01.ane.0000153016.82444.20
Subject(s) - hiccups , bupivacaine , medicine , anesthesia , saline , surgery
This case report presents a patient who developed persistent hiccups after epidural administration of dilute bupivacaine on several different occasions. Substitution of saline for the dilute bupivacaine during epidural steroid injection did not result in hiccups; however, subsequent postoperative epidural analgesia with bupivacaine caused a recurrence of the hiccups.