Iatrogenic accidents and complications during anesthesia.

Complications During Anesthesia in Horses

1) Complications During Anesthesia; Evaluation and Treatment

Physiologic complications are common during anesthesia. In an effort to decrease morbidity and mortality, good practice dictates vigilant monitoring and effective treatment of complications during anesthesia. Therefore, veterinarians must be able to interpret the data from the monitoring equipment used during anesthesia and to treat complications as they occur. The equipment that is commonly us...

iatrogenic meningitis after spinal anesthesia

bacterial meningitis after spinal and epidural anesthesia is a very rare but serious complication. we report a case of meningitis developing a number of hours after a spinal block for caesarean section. no organism was grown but the csf pattern was suggestive of bacterial meningitis. severe neurological sequelae were present after three months of hospitalization. meningitis is a serious complic...

Complications of regional anesthesia.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The use of regional anesthesia, either alone or as an adjunct to general anesthesia, is at an all-time high. Demonstrated benefits include reduced side effects, more efficient use of facilities and enhanced patient satisfaction with the improved postoperative pain relief. New advances in equipment, techniques and medications have been incorporated over the past 10 years, and e...

Complications after Anesthesia