Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Feb 2002
Case Reports[Cardiorespiratory arrest: a rare complication of subdural block].
We report a case of accidental subdural block after epidural anesthesia that manifested as cardiac arrest due to extensive spinal blockade 20 minutes after administration of 50 mg of 0.5% bupivacaine. The event resolved without sequelae. Subdural placement of the catheter was verified by computed axial tomography contrast medium. ⋯ The characteristics of the space depend, therefore, on factors that come together at the site. These data explain the great variability in the clinical manifestations of a subdural block. The case of cardiopulmonary arrest we report is rare in the literature.