SEIZURE AND SUDDEN COLLAPSE IN A PATIENT FOLLOWING INTERSCALENE APPROACH TO BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK: CASE REPORT
Dr. Ashok Nagla, Dr. Poonam Patel*, Dr. Prashant Wadagbalkar,
Dr. Abhilash Shishodia
ABSTRACT
Regional anaesthesia techniques are considered safe as compared to general anaesthesia. But it should be remembered that no procedure is entirely safe and sometimes it may endanger life. Here we are presenting a case of patient on brachial plexus block who develop seizure and sudden collapse and require urgent resuscitation.
Keywords: brachial plexus block, interscalene block, xylocaine, regional anaesthesia.
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