Transient neurologic symptoms after epidural analgesia in a five-year-old child.
Transient neurologic symptoms occurred in a five-year-old child after discontinuation of epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and morphine, which had been established for two days after thoracotomy. The symptoms resolved within 12 hours with acetaminophen.
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Service d'Anesthésie et Réanimation Chirurgicale, hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
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Benhamou
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D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D006941:Hyperesthesia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000139:chemically induced; D011537:Pruritus / Q000139:chemically induced; D013908:Thoracotomy
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000082:Acetaminophen; D009020:Morphine; D002045:Bupivacaine