Open AccessTotal Spinal Anaesthesia: A Rare Complication of Psoas Compartment Block
Author(s) -
Nishkarsh Gupta,
Vikas Kumar Panwar,
Seema Mishra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2667-677X
pISSN - 2667-6370
DOI - 10.5152/tjar.2020.26918
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , neuraxial blockade , anesthesia , compartment (ship) , blockade , nerve block , block (permutation group theory) , peripheral nerve , surgery , peripheral , spinal anesthesia , anatomy , oceanography , geometry , mathematics , geology , receptor
Psoas compartment block is an acceptable regional anaesthesia technique as a substitute to central neuraxial blockade for lower limb surgeries. Being a peripheral nerve block, it is considered relatively safe compared with the central neuraxial block. However, it can lead to some serious complications. Herein, we report a rare complication of total spinal anaesthesia following peripheral nerve stimulator-guided psoas compartment block.