Bilateral severe pain at L3-4 after spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric 5% lignocaine.
We describe a case of transient pain in both legs after spinal anaesthesia with a hyperbaric solution of 5% lignocaine delivered in a single bolus through a 22-gauge Quincke needle. The patient remained in a supine decubitus position throughout surgery and 31 h later pain was referred bilaterally to the L3 and L4 dermatomes.
Rodríguez-Chinchilla
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Department of Anaesthesia, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona.
Rodríguez-Pont
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A
Pintanel
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Vidal-López
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F
D000368:Aged; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine