title: A case of accidental intrathecal injection of a large dose of ropivacaine during cesarean section.
abstract: Continuous spinal anesthesia may provide excellent labor analgesia. The incidence of accidental intrathecal injection of megadose of ropivacaine, as one of the possible complications during cesarean section, is very rare. Present case report provides reference to clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University 128 Shenyang Road, Shanghai 200090, China.
authors.forename: Yan P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, East Hospital, Tongji University Shanghai 200120, China.
authors.forename: Hong F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University 128 Shenyang Road, Shanghai 200090, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University 128 Shenyang Road, Shanghai 200090, China.
authors.forename: Fu B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University 128 Shenyang Road, Shanghai 200090, China.
authors.forename: Shao Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Huang
keywords: Total spinal anesthesia; continuous spinal analgesia; labor analgesic; ropivacaine