Abstract

The use of regional anesthesia for spontaneous delivery and cesarean section has significantly increased, due to both patient demand and the reduced risk of maternal mortality and morbidity compared with general anesthesia [1]. Despite the benefits, inadvertent intravascular and intrathecal injection of a local anesthetic may cause severe complications, including systemic toxicity, total spinal anesthesia, and a high spinal block.

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