An unusually prolonged duration of spinal anaesthesia following 0.5% levobupivacaine
Ertugrul, F.; Bigat, Z.; Kayacan, N.; Karsli, B.
Jpma. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 62(11): 1235-1239
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 23866419 Document Number: 658642
Spinal anaesthesia is the method of choice for elective caesarean delivery. Levobupivacaine may produce a sensory and motor block that is different from that produced by bupivacaine, the most popular local anaesthetic for parturients undergoing caesarean section (CS). We present a case of unexpectedly prolonged spinal anaesthesia following a successful spinal block with levobupivacaine. There was no evidence of any neurological injury in this patient during injection.