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Anesth Analg 2002;95:224-226
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

CASE REPORTS

Temporary Bilateral Blindness After Acute Lidocaine Toxicity

R. J. Sawyer, MB BCh, FRCA*, and H. von Schroeder, MD, MSc, FRCSC{dagger}

*Department of Anesthesia and {dagger}University of Toronto Hand Program, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Address correspondence to R. J. Sawyer, MB BCh, FRCA, Department of Anesthesia, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH, England. Address e-mail to rjsawyer1@ hotmail.com.

IMPLICATIONS: This case report describes an uncommon complication (blindness) occurring after an inadvertent overdosage of a frequently used local anesthetic (lidocaine) during a regional anesthetic procedure. The discussion focuses on the suspected pathophysiology of the blindness.




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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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