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.
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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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author Chan, Y.K.
Gopinathan, R.
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description 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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spelling my.um.eprints-4212017-07-14T07:23:44Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/421/ Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. Chan, Y.K. Gopinathan, R. Rajendram, R. R Medicine (General) 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. Oxford University Press 2000-09 Article PeerReviewed Chan, Y.K. and Gopinathan, R. and Rajendram, R. (2000) Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, 85 (3). pp. 474-6. ISSN 0007-0912, DOI 11103195. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11103195 11103195
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Chan, Y.K.
Gopinathan, R.
Rajendram, R.
Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
title Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
title_full Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
title_fullStr Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
title_full_unstemmed Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
title_short Loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
title_sort loss of consciousness following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
topic R Medicine (General)
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/421/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11103195
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