Resuscitation following a bupivacaine injection for a cervical paravertebral block
Vosylius Saulius,
Uvarovas Valentinas,
Svediene Saulė,
Satkauskas Igoris
Affiliations
Vosylius Saulius
Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Siltnamiu 29, Vilnius, LT-04130, Vilnius, Lithuania
Uvarovas Valentinas
Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopaedic Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Siltnamiu 29, Vilnius, LT-04130, Vilnius, Lithuania
Svediene Saulė
Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Siltnamiu 29, Vilnius, LT-04130, Vilnius, Lithuania
Satkauskas Igoris
Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopaedic Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Siltnamiu 29, Vilnius, LT-04130, Vilnius, Lithuania
Cardiac arrest related to nerve blockade using a local anaesthetic is a rare event. We report a case of bupivacaine severe cardiovascular toxicity following cervical paravertebral nerve block.
