Wound Dehiscence After Intrathecal Pump Implantation for Cancer Pain
Fig. 36.1 Picture of a small area of opening 2 weeks after placement of the intrathecal drug delivery system in a patient with chronic nonmalignant pain. System was explanted as…
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Complications Related to Catheter Migration
Central nervous system toxicity Cardiovascular toxicity Subjective symptoms • Agitation/difficulty focusing • Auditory changes/tinnitus • Dizziness/light-headedness • Metallic taste/tinnitus • Abrupt onset of psychiatric symptoms Direct cardiac effects • Depression of sinus node pacemaker activity • Depression…
Ureteral Injury After Lumbar Sympathetic Block
Fig. 24.1 Placement of the needle at the L3 level for a left lumbar sympathetic block shows uptake of the dye by the left kidney via ureter. Needle was removed…
Aortic Dissection After Celiac Plexus Block
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Magdalena Anitescu, Honorio T. Benzon and Mark S. Wallace (eds.)Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_23 23. Aortic Dissection After Celiac Plexus Block R. Lee Wagner1 (1) Scripps Green Hospital, La…
Autonomic Insufficiency After Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block
Fig. 22.1 The autonomic nervous system . Ed-Westphal Edinger-Westphal nucleus, Sup Saliv superior salivatory nucleus, Inf Saliv inferior salivatory nucleus, Dorsal Motor and Nucl Ambig dorsal motor nucleus of the…
Retroperitoneal Hematoma After Celiac Plexus Block
Fig. 21.1 Retroperitoneal space The celiac plexus is located deep in the retroperitoneum, behind the stomach and omental bursa, and anterior to the crura of the diaphragm on the level…
Pneumothorax After Paravertebral Block and Radiofrequency
Fig. 20.1 Anteroposterior radiographic image showing left apical, 5 mm pneumothorax (Image from personal library) Repeat chest radiograph 2.5 h later confirmed persistent, unchanged, left apical pneumothorax. At this time,…
Alternative Treatments for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Bupivacaine-Induced Cardiac Arrest
Medical history Preoperative assessment CHF EKG—sinus rhythm with occasional premature ventricular complexes Mixed connective tissue disease Echocardiogram—severe decrease in LV function (LVEF 21%); severely dilated left ventricle, left atrium (no…
Spinal Infarct After Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Magdalena Anitescu, Honorio T. Benzon and Mark S. Wallace (eds.)Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_14 14. Spinal Infarct After Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Khalid M. Malik1 (1) Department of…
Cardiac Dysrhythmia After Lidocaine Infusion
Inhibitors Inducers Quinidine Phenobarbital Cimetidine St. John’s wort Ketoconazole Phenytoin Fluconazole Carbamazepine Metronidazole Rifampin Grapefruit juice Cigarette smoking Erythromycin Pioglitazone Paroxetine Oxcarbazepine Fluoxetine Amiodarone Simvastatin 7.2.3 Factors Increasing Lidocaine Toxicity…
