Accidental total spinal block--a complication of epidural anaesthesia. A case report.
A patient developed accidental total spinal anaesthesia, 75 minutes after administration of epidural anaesthesia, despite conventional precautions to prevent this complication. The anaesthetic technique and the intra- and postoperative course are detailed, and possible explanations for the sequence of events discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications