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British Journal of Anaesthesia, doi:10.1093/bja/aei099
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Accepted January 20, 2005

Case Report

Laryngospasm during subarachnoid block

K. Subramani 1* and A. Paul 1

1 Department of Anaesthesia, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, PIN-632004, North Arcot (District), Tamilnadu, India

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
K. Subramani, E-mail: ksubramani9{at}hotmail.com


  Abstract

Central neuraxial block is associated with increased vagal tone. We report a patient who developed laryngospasm and stridor under spinal anaesthesia. This was treated successfully with i.v. atropine and fluids. We propose that the laryngospasm was secondary to increased vagal tone under the spinal anaesthetic. Such a manifestation of increased vagal tone under spinal anaesthesia has not been reported previously.

Keywords: anaesthetic techniques, subarachnoid block; complications, laryngospasm; parasympathetic nervous system, vagus.
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Laryngospasm during subarachnoid block
Mahindra G Chincholkar
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 28 Apr 2005 [Full text]
Re: Laryngospasm during subarachnoid block
Kandasamy Subramani
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 19 Oct 2005 [Full text]
Really laryngospasm or simply decreased cerebral perfusion?
Aysenur Boztepe, et al.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 8 Dec 2005 [Full text]
Response to - Really laryngospasm or simply decreased cerebral perfusion?
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