Epidural anesthesia ending in an unintended subdural block: a case report

Abstract

Although epidural anesthesia is routinely practiced in all of the major clinical settings, accidental subdural block still remains its poorly understood complication which haunts anesthesiologists with its variable clinical presentation. A 40 years old patient given thoracic epidural anesthesia developed an episode of hypotension along with numbness in both arms and legs with sensory block upto C6 dermatome and some motor weakness, after giving loading dose of local anesthetic solution. She was successfully managed. Hence, patients receiving epidural anesthesia should be closely observed for any such untoward complication.