Severe hypotension after interscalene block for outpatient shoulder surgery: a case report

Emmett E. Whitaker; Anthony L. Edelman; John H. Wilckens; Jeffrey M. Richman

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.02.014

Severe hypotension after interscalene block for outpatient shoulder surgery: a case report

Emmett E. Whitaker, Anthony L. Edelman, John H. Wilckens, Jeffrey M. Richman

School of Medicine

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Abstract

The case of a 43 year-old woman who underwent successful right interscalene brachial plexus block for arthroscopic shoulder surgery is presented. During the surgery, she subsequently exhibited signs of neuraxial spread of local anesthetic. Bilateral motor block was noted postoperatively. Spontaneous ventilation was maintained throughout the case, and she was successfully discharged home several hours after the procedure with no residual symptoms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	132-134
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.02.014
State	Published - Mar 2010

Keywords

Anesthesia
Complications
Epidural spread
Hypotension
Interscalene brachial plexus block
Regional
Shoulder surgery

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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