Anesth Analg 2000;91:856-857
© 2000 International Anesthesia Research Society
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
Transient Neurologic Symptoms After Epidural Analgesia in a Five-Year-Old Child
Stephanie Bourlon-Figuet, MD,
Anne-Marie Dubousset, MD,
Dan Benhamou, MD, and
Jean Xavier Mazoit, MD, PhD
Service dAnesthésie et Réanimation Chirurgicale, hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Address correspondence to Jean Xavier Mazoit, MD, PhD, Service dAnesthésie, hôpital de Bicêtre F-94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre France. Address e-mail to Jean-Xavier.Mazoit{at}kb.u-psud.fr
Implications: Transient neurologic symptoms occurred in a five-year-old child after discontinuation of epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and morphine, which had been established for two days after thoracotomy. The symptoms resolved within 12 hours with acetaminophen.
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