title: Transient radicular irritation after single subarachnoid injection of isobaric 2% lignocaine for spinal anaesthesia.
abstract: Several cases have been reported recently in which symptoms suggestive of transient radicular irritation occurred following the use of hyperbaric 5% lignocaine for spinal anaesthesia. We report on three patients in whom we observed similar symptoms attributable to this kind of radicular irritation following uneventful spinal anaesthesia using isobaric 2% lignocaine. All three patients underwent minor gynaecological procedures and developed burning pains in the buttocks within 24 h of surgery. The long-term outcome was not clear for all the patients, but in at least one the pain disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, University of Basel/Kantonsspital, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Hampl
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bont
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pargger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine