| Spinal myoclonus after subarachnoid anesthesia with bupivacaine. | |
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PMID: 21920212 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It is presented in this case report a very rare complication after spinal anesthesia to provide subsidies to the management and therapeutic conduct. CASE REPORT: This is a 63-year old African-Brazilian patient, ASA I, scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). He underwent subarachnoid anesthesia with bupivacaine (15mg) without adrenaline. Intercurrences were not observed during puncture, and the patient was positioned for surgery. Soon after positioning the patient, he complained of severe pain in the perineum region followed by involuntary tonic-clonic movements of the lower limbs. The patient was treated with a benzodiazepine to control the myoclonus without response. This episode was followed by significant agitation and the patient was intubated. He was maintained in controlled ventilation and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit. Despite all biochemical and imaging tests performed, an apparent cause was not detected. The medication was not changed and the same batch of anesthetic had been used in other patients that same day without intercurrences. CONCLUSIONS: After ruling out all possible causes, the diagnosis of spinal myoclonus after spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine was made by exclusion. |
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João Abrão; Marcelo de Paula Bianco; Waltuires Roma; José Eduardo de Souza Krippa; Jaime Eduardo Hallak |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Revista brasileira de anestesiologia Volume: 61 ISSN: 1806-907X ISO Abbreviation: Rev Bras Anestesiol Publication Date: 2011 Sep-Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-09-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401316 Medline TA: Rev Bras Anestesiol Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 619-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved. |
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Professor of the Disciplina de Anestesiologia, FMRP-USP. |
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