Bupivacaine induced aseptic meningitis following subarachnoid block

  • Jasveer Singh Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh-160030, India.
  • Sunita Kazal Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh-160030, India.
  • Dheeraj Kapoor Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh-160030, India.
  • Manpreet Singh Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh-160030, India.
Keywords: Meningitis, asepsis, iatrogenic, bupivacaine, subarachnoid, cerebrospinal fluid

Abstract

All anesthesiologists performing subarachnoid block should be familiar with the possible sources of contamination during the procedure and means to prevent them. Despite following stringent practices of asepsis by the anesthesia care givers there can still be a rare possibility of iatrogenic meningitis due to the spinal anesthesia. We report a rare case of aseptic meningitis succeeding subarachnoid block in our institute, probably by hyperbaric bupivacaine, injected in the subarachnoid space and its subsequent management.

Citation: Singh J, Kazal S, Kapoor D, Singh M. Bupivacaine induced aseptic meningitis following subarachnoid block. Anaesth Pain & Intensive Care 2015;19(1):65-67

Published
01-26-2019
How to Cite
Singh, J., Kazal, S., Kapoor, D., & Singh, M. (2019). Bupivacaine induced aseptic meningitis following subarachnoid block. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 65-67. Retrieved from https://www.apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/316
Issue
Vol.19 No.1(2015): January-March
Section
Case Reports