title: [Urinary retention as a transient neurologic symptom after accidental total spinal anesthesia with mepivacaine hydrochloride].
abstract: We report a patient in whom urinary retention as a transient neurologic symptoms (TNS) developed after accidental total spinal anesthesia with mepivacaine hydrochloride. Mepivacaine, an amide local anesthetic, has been used for spinal anesthesia and considered one of the best for spinal anesthesia for its low incidence of TNS. However, we suggest that TNS associated with mepivacaine might not be a rare complication in spinal anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchihashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008619:Mepivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008619:Mepivacaine; D003975:Diazepam