Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.

A healthy parturient under spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section lost consciousness for an hour, 20 min after the intrathecal injection of 2 ml of 0.5% heavy bupivacaine. The patient was haemodynamically stable before losing consciousness. The differential diagnosis is discussed.

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Main Authors: Chan, Y.K., Gopinathan, R., Rajendram, R.
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2000
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/421/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11103195
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