Regional Blockade in Patients with a History of a Seizure Disorder | Zendy

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Regional Blockade in Patients with a History of a Seizure Disorder

Author(s) -

Sandra L. Kopp,

Kimberly P. Wynd,

Terese T. Horlocker,

James R. Hebl,

Jack L. Wilson

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

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/ane.0b013e3181a832da

Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , perioperative , local anesthetic , anesthetic , epilepsy , surgery , psychiatry

Systemic local anesthetic toxicity is a potential complication in patients undergoing regional anesthesia, particularly during procedures requiring large doses of local anesthetic, such as epidurals, caudals, and peripheral nerve blocks. It is unknown whether patients with a history of a seizure disorder are at an increased risk of central nervous system toxicity (seizures) after local anesthetic administration.

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