A complication of subarachnoid phenol blockade.
The authors have described a fatal complication which occurred after a cervical subarachnoid block with phenol in glycerine. As a result of this experience they advocate the use of a dose of phenol of not more than 2 ml, which is smaller than that sometimes recommended, and also emphasise most strongly the importance of careful positioning of the patient.
D000368:Aged; D003714:Denervation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy; D010636:Phenols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013127:Spinal Nerves; D013346:Subarachnoid Space
D010636:Phenols