Reactions 1200 - 3 May 2008

Bupivacaine/lidocaine

Hoarseness and Horner’s syndrome followinginterscalene block: case report

A 39-year-old woman with carpal tunnel syndrome wasscheduled for right carpal tunnel release under interscaleneblock of the brachial plexus. She received an injection of 15mLof 2% lidocaine and 15mL 0.5% bupivacaine in increments.Twenty minutes after block placement, surgical anaesthesiadeveloped. Within 15 and 25 minutes of performing the block,she developed Horner’s syndrome and progressivehoarseness. Three hours later, in the recovery room, herhoarseness and Horner’s syndrome had abated and she didnot develop any further complications.Coskun D, et al. Hoarseness and Horner’s syndrome following an interscaleneblock of the brachial plexus. 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists : LocalAnesthesia, 2 Mar 2008. [abstract] - Turkey 801109596

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