Unusual Complication Following Spinal Anesthesia for Caesarean Section ()
Abstract
Spinal anesthesia involves the
introduction of local anesthetics into the subarachnoid space leading to the
loss of sensation
of pain. Common complications following spinal anesthesia include hypotension
leading to nausea and vomiting, failure of the spinal and post dural puncture.
Other uncommon complications include high and total spinal and spinal
haematoma. In this report the patient experienced uncontrollable jerking of the
lower limbs, hypertension, arrhythmias and cardiac arrest refractory to
resuscitation.
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A. Antwi-Kusi, W. Awortwi and A. Hemeng, "Unusual Complication Following Spinal Anesthesia for Caesarean Section,"
Open Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol. 3 No. 5, 2013, pp. 275-277. doi:
10.4236/ojanes.2013.35060.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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