title: Long-term continuous spinal anesthesia in severe tetanus with autonomic disturbance.
abstract: The mortality rate from tetanus is still high if the disease is accompanied by signs of autonomic nervous system dysfunction. We treated a 75-year-old woman with tetanus and autonomic dysfunction with continuous high spinal anesthesia for 23 days. She recovered. Spinal anesthesia may be a useful adjunct for the treatment of severe tetanus.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D013742:Tetanus / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D004837:Epinephrine