Case of Neurological Complication Following Subarachnoid Block in a Patient with Unsuspected Coagulopathy

Subarachnoid block (SAB) is an extensively used regional anesthesia technique for many surgeries. Neurological complications are rare following spinal anesthesia. We are reporting neurological complication in a patient the following appendectomy under SAB with unsuspected coagulopathy. The complicat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mathur, Arun, Nagappa, C. Venkatesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28298799
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.194563
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Sumario:Subarachnoid block (SAB) is an extensively used regional anesthesia technique for many surgeries. Neurological complications are rare following spinal anesthesia. We are reporting neurological complication in a patient the following appendectomy under SAB with unsuspected coagulopathy. The complication was noticed early and managed conservatively with a high dose of intravenous steroid and improved drastically in a short period.

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