- An unusually prolonged duration of spinal anaesthesia following 0.5% levobupivacaine.
An unusually prolonged duration of spinal anaesthesia following 0.5% levobupivacaine.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (2013-07-23)
Fatma Ertugrul, Zekiye Bigat, Nurten Kayacan, Bilge Karsli
PMID23866419
ABSTRACT
Spinal anaesthesia is the method of choice for elective caesarean delivery. Levobupivacaine may produce a sensory and motor block that is different from that produced by bupivacaine, the most popular local anaesthetic for parturients undergoing caesarean section (CS). We present a case of unexpectedly prolonged spinal anaesthesia following a successful spinal block with levobupivacaine. There was no evidence of any neurological injury in this patient during injection.