Convulsion and Atrial Fibrillation after Transforaminal Cervical Epidural Lidocaine Injection
Lidocaine has been widely used as a local anesthetic as well as an antiarrhythmic. Its use in epidural anesthesia is increasing, which has introduced new risk and potential for harm not associated with older indications. We present a case of convulsion and atrial fibrillation seen after transforamin...
Main Authors: | Ashley E. Carter Powell, Aimee Mishler, Dan Quan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2018-11-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/85s8f7vf |
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