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Brainstem Anaesthesia Following Intranasal Packing with Lignocaine and Adrenaline


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1 KIMS, Hubli, India

Brainstem anaesthesia (BSA) following retrobulbar blocks in ophthalmic surgeries is a rare but well documented complication. But thus, so far, no cases of BSA following intranasal packing with lignocaine and adrenaline is reported. BSA manifests clinically as a wide range of symptoms including aphasia, apnea, bradycardia, tachycardia, cyanosis, impaired hearing, cardiac arrest, confusion, diaphoresis, dilatation of the contralateral pupil, drowsiness, dysphagia, facial paralysis, gaze palsy, hypertension, loss of consciousness, nausea and vomiting, seizures and shivering.

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Adrenaline, Brainstem Anaesthesia, Intranasal Packing, Lignocaine.
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Authors

Vinod Gasti
KIMS, Hubli, India
Madhuri Kurdi
KIMS, Hubli, India
Sushma Sampath
KIMS, Hubli, India
Raghvendra Bhosale
KIMS, Hubli, India

Abstract


Brainstem anaesthesia (BSA) following retrobulbar blocks in ophthalmic surgeries is a rare but well documented complication. But thus, so far, no cases of BSA following intranasal packing with lignocaine and adrenaline is reported. BSA manifests clinically as a wide range of symptoms including aphasia, apnea, bradycardia, tachycardia, cyanosis, impaired hearing, cardiac arrest, confusion, diaphoresis, dilatation of the contralateral pupil, drowsiness, dysphagia, facial paralysis, gaze palsy, hypertension, loss of consciousness, nausea and vomiting, seizures and shivering.

Keywords


Adrenaline, Brainstem Anaesthesia, Intranasal Packing, Lignocaine.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/isacon-Karnataka%2F2017%2FEP045