"Lidocaine anaphylaxis after epidural anesthesia for cesarean section "

Allergic reaction to local anesthetics is very rare and most of the reported cases are due to ester local anesthetics. This case presents a parturient who experienced cardiac arrest due to hypersensitivity reaction to lidocaine after epidural injection for cesrarean section.

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Published inActa medica Iranica Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 172 - 174
Main Author Setayesh AR
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.07.2001
Subjects
Anesthesia
Lidocaine
Reginal epidural
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Summary:Allergic reaction to local anesthetics is very rare and most of the reported cases are due to ester local anesthetics. This case presents a parturient who experienced cardiac arrest due to hypersensitivity reaction to lidocaine after epidural injection for cesrarean section.
ISSN:0044-6025