An unusual complication of lumbosacral plexus block: a case report.
Lumbosacral plexus block is a valuable anesthetic technic in the hands of an experineced anesthesiologist. However, as illustrated by this case report, anesthetic dosage must be selected with great care, and patients unable to describe paresthesias should be excluded from use of this procedure.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced*
D008012:Lidocaine