Transient neurologic symptoms after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anesthetics: A systematic review of randomized, controlled trials

• Main Authors: Dusanka Zaric, Christian Christiansen, Nathan L. Pace, Yodying Punjasawadwong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=19044364783&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62389
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Lidocaine has been used for spinal anesthesia since 1948, seemingly without causing concern. However, during the last 10 years, a number of reports have appeared implicating lidocaine as a possible cause of neurologic complications after spinal anesthesia. Follow-up of patients who received uncompli...