Respiratory paralysis secondary to epidural anesthesia in a dog.
Transient respiratory paralysis developed in a 12-year-old spayed female Cocker Spaniel that received an anesthetic epidurally for excisional biopsy of perianal masses. Paralysis developed almost immediately after injection of 2.5 ml of 2% lidocaine (1 ml/4.9 kg), and was managed by mechanical ventilation and appropriate fluid therapy IV until spontaneous respiration returned. The respiratory paralysis was attributed to the excessive cranial extent of the anesthetic block.
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*