Surdity in the OR: An Unusual Case of Brainstem Anesthesia
Brainstem anesthesia is a potentially life-threatening complication of regional ophthalmic anesthesia. This case report chronicles an unusual presentation of brainstem anesthesia following an eye block. The unique features of this case were the presenting symptoms of deafness and slurred speech in t...
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| description | Brainstem anesthesia is a potentially life-threatening complication of regional ophthalmic anesthesia. This case report chronicles an unusual presentation of brainstem anesthesia following an eye block. The unique features of this case were the presenting symptoms of deafness and slurred speech in the absence of loss of consciousness, respiratory depression, or contralateral ophthalmoplegia. This report underscores two key points: first, the importance of ongoing patient monitoring after performance of an eye block; second, the exigency of supportive therapy in suspected cases of brainstem anesthesia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8392546354b44c2abc98bd8914819d9a2025-02-03T01:11:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902017-01-01201710.1155/2017/46453814645381Surdity in the OR: An Unusual Case of Brainstem AnesthesiaHoward D. Palte0Don P. Hoa1Aldo Pavon Canseco2Department of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USABrainstem anesthesia is a potentially life-threatening complication of regional ophthalmic anesthesia. This case report chronicles an unusual presentation of brainstem anesthesia following an eye block. The unique features of this case were the presenting symptoms of deafness and slurred speech in the absence of loss of consciousness, respiratory depression, or contralateral ophthalmoplegia. This report underscores two key points: first, the importance of ongoing patient monitoring after performance of an eye block; second, the exigency of supportive therapy in suspected cases of brainstem anesthesia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4645381 |
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