Severe bronchospasm during epidural anaesthesia.
A case of severe bronchospasm occurring during epidural anaesthesia in a patient undergoing Caesarean section is described. The aetiology of the bronchospasm may have been related to sympathetic nervous blockade allowing unopposed parasympathetically mediated bronchoconstriction.
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Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Ong
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy