Transient Neurologic Symptoms following Spinal Anesthesia with Isobaric Mepivacaine: A Decade of Experience at Toronto Western Hospital
Joint Authors
Macfarlane, Alan
Sankar, Ashwin
Behboudi, Minou
Abdallah, Faraj W.
Brull, Richard
Source
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Transient neurologic symptoms (TNSs) can be distressing for patients and providers following uneventful spinal anesthesia.
Spinal mepivacaine may be less commonly associated with TNS than lidocaine; however, reported rates of TNS with intrathecal mepivacaine vary considerably.
Materials and Methods.
We conducted a retrospective cohort study reviewing the internal medical records of surgical patients who underwent mepivacaine spinal anesthesia at Toronto Western Hospital over the last decade to determine the rate of TNS.
We defined TNS as new onset back pain that radiated to the buttocks or legs bilaterally.
Results.
We found one documented occurrence of TNS among a total of 679 mepivacaine spinal anesthetics (0.14%; CI: 0.02–1.04%) that were performed in 654 patients.
Conclusion.
Our retrospective data suggest that the rate of TNS associated with mepivacaine spinal anesthesia is lower than that previously reported in the literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sankar, Ashwin& Behboudi, Minou& Abdallah, Faraj W.& Macfarlane, Alan& Brull, Richard. 2018. Transient Neurologic Symptoms following Spinal Anesthesia with Isobaric Mepivacaine: A Decade of Experience at Toronto Western Hospital. Anesthesiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sankar, Ashwin…[et al.]. Transient Neurologic Symptoms following Spinal Anesthesia with Isobaric Mepivacaine: A Decade of Experience at Toronto Western Hospital. Anesthesiology Research and Practice No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122865
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sankar, Ashwin& Behboudi, Minou& Abdallah, Faraj W.& Macfarlane, Alan& Brull, Richard. Transient Neurologic Symptoms following Spinal Anesthesia with Isobaric Mepivacaine: A Decade of Experience at Toronto Western Hospital. Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122865
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1122865