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Total Spinal Anaesthesia: A Rare Complication of Psoas Compartment Block

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Psoas compartment block is an acceptable regional anaesthesia technique as a substitute to central neuraxial blockade for lower limb surgeries. Being a peripheral nerve block, it is considered relatively safe… Click to show full abstract

Psoas compartment block is an acceptable regional anaesthesia technique as a substitute to central neuraxial blockade for lower limb surgeries. Being a peripheral nerve block, it is considered relatively safe compared with the central neuraxial block. However, it can lead to some serious complications. Herein, we report a rare complication of total spinal anaesthesia following peripheral nerve stimulator-guided psoas compartment block.

Keywords: rare complication; psoas compartment; block; compartment block; anaesthesia

Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation
Year Published: 2021

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