Reactions 1142 - 10 Mar 2007

Bupivacaine/fentanyl

Various toxicities following spinal anaesthesia:case report

A 28-year-old woman received bupivacaine 8.5mg andfentanyl 20µg as spinal anaesthesia for caesarian section and,1 hour after anaesthesia, she developed left-sided Horner’ssyndrome with blepharoptosis, miosis and enophtalmus [sic].At the same time, she also had lacrimation, rhinorrhoea andconjunctival injection on the contralateral side. Spontaneousresolution of her contralateral trigeminal parasympatheticmanifestations and Horner’s syndrome occurred within8 hours.Lavi R. Spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery associated with Horner’s syndromeand contralateral trigeminal parasympathetic activation. Anesthesia and Analgesia104: 462, No. 2, Feb 2007 - Israel 801063808

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