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Year : 2016 | Volume
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Inadvertent intrathecal injection of labetalol
S Verma, PK Bhatia, V Sharma, P Sethi
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
S Verma 3rd floor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur - 342 005, Rajasthan India
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DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.174899
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Labetalol is a combined α and β adrenergic receptor blocker. It is used to treat hypertension, especially in pregnant patients. We report a case of a female patient who was given labetalol intrathecally in place of bupivacaine due to a similar appearance of ampoules which resulted in a drop in blood pressure and pulse rate. The patient responded to fluid resuscitation and there occurred no neurological sequelae. |
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