Permanent loss of cervical spinal cord function associated with interscalene block performed under general anesthesia

Anesthesiology. 2000 Dec;93(6):1541-4. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200012000-00033.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General*
  • Arm
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Bupivacaine / administration & dosage
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Epinephrine / administration & dosage
  • Expert Testimony
  • Female
  • Heart Rate / drug effects
  • Hemiplegia / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Malpractice
  • Mepivacaine / administration & dosage
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Block / adverse effects*
  • Nerve Block / methods
  • Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control*
  • Paralysis / chemically induced*
  • Spinal Cord / drug effects*
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology*

Substances

  • Mepivacaine
  • Bupivacaine
  • Epinephrine