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Int J Clin Exp Med. 2014 Aug 15;7(8):2383-5. eCollection 2014.

A case of accidental intrathecal injection of a large dose of ropivacaine during cesarean section.

International journal of clinical and experimental medicine

Yan P Yuan, Hong F Chen, Chen Yang, Fu B Tian, Shao Q Huang

Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University 128 Shenyang Road, Shanghai 200090, China.
  2. Department of Anesthesiology, East Hospital, Tongji University Shanghai 200120, China.

PMID: 25232443 PMCID: PMC4161603

Abstract

Continuous spinal anesthesia may provide excellent labor analgesia. The incidence of accidental intrathecal injection of megadose of ropivacaine, as one of the possible complications during cesarean section, is very rare. Present case report provides reference to clinical practice.

Keywords: Total spinal anesthesia; continuous spinal analgesia; labor analgesic; ropivacaine

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