The patient's experience of temporary paralysis from spinal anaesthesia, a part of total knee replacement

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 3503-3510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Bager ◽  
Hanne Konradsen ◽  
Pia Sander Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Replacement ◽  
Knee Replacement ◽  
Spinal Anaesthesia ◽  
Patient’S Experience ◽  
Total Knee

scholarly journals Vancomycin Reaction during Spinal Anaesthesia

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. L. Duffy
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Replacement ◽  
Knee Replacement ◽  
Spinal Anaesthesia ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgeon ◽  
Cardiovascular Collapse ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Antibiotic Dose

A 77-year-old female received uneventful spinal anaesthesia for a total knee replacement. Upon the advice of the microbiologists and at the request of the orthopaedic surgeon, a vancomycin infusion was commenced prior to the application of the leg tourniquet. Five minutes later, having received only 40 mg of the antibiotic dose, she became unconscious and suffered severe cardiovascular collapse, from which she was resuscitated with intravenous ephedrine and adrenaline.

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