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2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04256.x
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Transverse myelitis following general and epidural anaesthesia in a paediatric patient

Abstract: SummaryA 13-year-old girl developed transverse myelitis 2 weeks after an uncomplicated, combined general and epidural anaesthetic for orthopaedic surgery. Since epidural anaesthesia had been used, a causal relationship might have been assumed. We review the aetiology and pathogenesis of acute transverse myelitis and the role of anaesthesia in this disorder. Although a causal relationship cannot be assumed and regional anaesthesia in children is considered safe, we would like to re-emphasise the management prin… Show more

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“…The association between TM and general anesthesia is debatable. [409][410][411][412][413][414][415] Heroin Although most of cases of myelopathy in heroin addicts result from anterior spinal artery infarction, there are reports of TM. [416][417][418][419] Benzene 420 Brown recluse spider bite Incomplete TM (anterior spinal syndrome), responsive to corticosteroid therapy.…”
Section: Idiopathic Tmmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The association between TM and general anesthesia is debatable. [409][410][411][412][413][414][415] Heroin Although most of cases of myelopathy in heroin addicts result from anterior spinal artery infarction, there are reports of TM. [416][417][418][419] Benzene 420 Brown recluse spider bite Incomplete TM (anterior spinal syndrome), responsive to corticosteroid therapy.…”
Section: Idiopathic Tmmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Outros estudos obtiveram resultados semelhantes 8,9 . Ainda assim a indicação deve ser criteriosa, e a realização dos procedimentos com base na convicção de que os benefíci-os serão maiores que os riscos 11,18,19 .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Other studies presented similar results 8,9 . Nevertheless, the indication of regional block under general anesthesia in children should be judicious, and the procedure should be done based on the conviction that the benefits are greater than the risks 11,18,19 . …”
Section: Neurological Complications and Damage Of Regional Block In Cmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A dose de anestésico local utilizada pelo cirurgião nesse caso, se não foi excessiva, deve ser ao menos considerada limítrofe, já que se tratava de um paciente idoso e debilitado por doença prévia; porém aparentemente o episódio de hipotensão arterial foi devido à injeção de anestésico local no espaço peridural. Dentre as complicações da anestesia no neuroeixo estão hipotensão arterial, neurotoxicidade dos anestésicos locais, hematoma peridural, lesão de nervos e mielite transversa [20][21][22] . A posição de decúbito ventral pode levar à hipotensão arterial se estiver associada à compressão abdominal, fato mais comum em pacientes obesos e mal posicionados.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…In this case, the dose of the anesthetic used by the surgeon was, if not excessive, at least borderline, since the patient was elderly and debilitated by prior disease; but apparently the hypotensive episode was due to injection of the local anesthetic in the epidural space. Among the complications of spinal anesthesia are hypotension, neurotoxicity of the local anesthetic, epidural hematoma, nerve lesion, and transverse myelitis [20][21][22] . The prone position may lead to hypotension when associated with abdominal compression, which is more common in obese patients not properly positioned.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%