Reversal of high spinal anesthesia with cerebrospinal lavage after inadvertent intrathecal injection of local anesthetic in an obstetric patient

Conclusion We show that exchange of CSF for normal saline can be used successfully to manage a high spinal in an obstetric patient. Our results suggest that CSF lavage could potentially be an important and helpful adjunct to the conventional supportive management of obstetric patients in the event of inadvertent high or total spinal anesthesia.

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Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - October 11, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research