Reactions 1317 - 4 Sep 2010

Bupivacaine/fentanyl

Horner’s syndrome: case reportA 34-year-old woman was admitted with active labour

and an epidural catheter was placed between L3 and L4.She then received epidural analgesia with a bolus of 10mLof 0.2% bupivacaine with 2 g/mL of fentanyl over10 minutes, which was followed by an infusion of the samesolution at 8 mL/hour. Five minutes after the catheterplacement, she developed ocular paraesthesia and armnumbness on her left side. On examination, she hadblepharoptosis and miosis on the left side. The next day,her symptoms disappeared.Young P, et al. Epidural analgesia for labor and delivery. New England Journal ofMedicine 363: 395, 22 Jul 2010. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/nejmc1005268 - Argentina 803035892

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