Acute transient hiccups after epidural injection of levobupivacaine

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-194

  Kanniah, S K ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; DIAMORPHINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HICCUP; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 62549121148     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.12.004     Document Type: Letter

References (13)

1. Burke D., and Mcleod G.A. Levobupivacaine. Anaesthesia 56 (2001) 331-341
2. Slipman C.W., Shin C.H., Patel R.K., et al. Persistent hiccup associated with thoracic epidural injection. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 80 (2001) 618-621
3. McAllister R.K., McDavid A.J., Mayer T.A., and Bittenbinder T.M. Recurrent persistent hiccups after epidural steroid injection and analgesia with bupivacaine. Anesth Analg 100 (2005) 1834-1836
4. Choi J.H., Lee J.Y., and Sung C.H. Persistent hiccup after epidural steroid injection: case reports. J Korean Pain Soc 17 (2004) 312-314
5. Homer J.R., Davies J.M., and Amundsen L.B. Persistent hiccups after attempted interscalene brachial plexus block. Reg Anesth Pain Med 30 (2005) 574-576
6. Kahrilas P.J., and Shi G. Why do we hiccup?. Gut 41 (1997) 712-713
7. Scharpe K., Salim S., and Sheridan R.D. Intractable hiccoughs in pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol 23 (2003) 204-205
8. Ramsay M., and Roberts C. Epidural injection does cause an increase in CSF pressure. Anesth Analg 73 (1991) 668
9. Higuchi H., Adachi Y., and Kazama T. Effects of epidural saline injection on cerebrospinal fluid volume and velocity waveform: a magnetic resonance imaging study. Anesthesiology 102 (2005) 285-292
10. Lierz P., and Felleiter P. Anesthesia as therapy for persistent hiccups. Anesth Analg 95 (2002) 494-495
11. Kranke P., Eberhart L.H., Morin A.M., Cracknell J., Greim C.A., and Roewer N. Treatment of hiccup during general anaesthesia or sedation: a qualitative systematic review. Eur J Anaesthesiol 20 (2003) 239-244
12. Boulouffe C., and Vanpee D. Severe hiccups and intravenous lidocaine. Acta Clin Belg 62 (2007) 123-125
13. Sohn Y.Z., Conrad L.J., and Katz R.L. Hiccup and ephedrine. Can Anaesth Soc J 25 (1978) 431-432