title: An unusually prolonged duration of spinal anaesthesia following 0.5% levobupivacaine.
abstract: Spinal anaesthesia is the method of choice for elective caesarean delivery. Levobupivacaine may produce a sensory and motor block that is different from that produced by bupivacaine, the most popular local anaesthetic for parturients undergoing caesarean section (CS). We present a case of unexpectedly prolonged spinal anaesthesia following a successful spinal block with levobupivacaine. There was no evidence of any neurological injury in this patient during injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. fertug@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ertugrul
authors.forename: Zekiye
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bigat
authors.forename: Nurten
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kayacan
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karsli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D002045:Bupivacaine