Foot drop after subarachnoid block for removal of McDonald cervical suture and cesarean section

  • AKM Akhtaruzzaman Department of Anesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University,Shahbag, Dhaka-1000 (Bangladesh)
  • Wahidur Rahman Obstetrics & Gynecology Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
  • D. K. Bhowmick Department of Anesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University,Shahbag, Dhaka-1000 (Bangladesh)
  • M. F. A. Begum Obstetrics & Gynecology Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v0i0.559
Keywords: Foot drop, Lithotomy position, Operative positioning

Abstract

Peripheral nerve lesions are a complication of operative procedures under both general and regional anesthesia. The study incorporates a case of twenty eight year old woman who developed left foot drop after removal of a McDonald cervical suture followed by Caesarean section under subarachnoid block (SAB). Intra-operatively, she was put in lithotomy position for removal of the McDonald cervical suture.  Her neurological deficit gradually recovered over the next ten months. We suggest that intra-operative positioning for cervical suture removal may have caused this injury.

Keywords: Foot drop; Lithotomy position; Operative positioning

Citation: Akhtaruzzaman AKM, Rahman MW, Bhowmick DK, Begum MFA. Foot drop after subarachnoid block for removal of McDonald cervical suture and Cesarean section. Anaesth Pain & Intensive care 2014;18(1):52-55

Published
07-02-2019
How to Cite
Akhtaruzzaman, A., Rahman, W., Bhowmick, D. K., & Begum, M. F. A. (2019). Foot drop after subarachnoid block for removal of McDonald cervical suture and cesarean section. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 52-55. https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v0i0.559
Issue
Vol.18 No.(2014): January-March
Section
Case Reports