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Int J Obstet Anesth
; 6(2): 132-4, 1997 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15321297
RESUMO
Two cases of transient radicular irritation in pregnant patients are presented. Both cases involve the combination of spinal anesthesia employing hyperbaric 5% lidocaine and a small gauge pencilpoint needle as well as the surgery being performed in the lithotomy position. We recommend that until the potential for lidocaine-induced neuroradicular irritation under these circumstances is evaluated prospectively, hyperbaric lidocaine should not be used for cases in which a small gauge spinal needle is employed and the patient is placed in the lithotomy position.