Severe vasovagal attack during regional anaesthesia for caesarean section

A patient experienced a severe vasovagal attack during regional anaesthesia for elective Caesarean section. The combination of vagal over-activity and sympathetic block produced profound hypotension that threatened the life of the mother and infant. The vasovagal syndrome is described, and its preve...

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Published inBritish journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 118 - 120
Main Authors Watkins, E J, Dresner, M, Calow, C E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2000
Oxford University Press
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
Abdominal surgery. Urology. Gynecology. Obstetrics
Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on type of surgery
Anesthesia, Conduction - adverse effects
Anesthesia, Obstetrical - adverse effects
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cesarean Section
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - etiology
Syncope, Vasovagal - etiology
Nervous system diseases
Associated technique
Consciousness impairment
Vasovagal syncope
Intrathecal administration
Case study
Regional anesthesia
Surgery
Extradural administration
Diseases of the autonomic nervous system
Complication
Female
Delivery
Neurological disorder
Cesarean section
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Summary:A patient experienced a severe vasovagal attack during regional anaesthesia for elective Caesarean section. The combination of vagal over-activity and sympathetic block produced profound hypotension that threatened the life of the mother and infant. The vasovagal syndrome is described, and its prevention and management discussed.
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ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013369