Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Convulsões tardias após herniotomia inguinal em bebê prematuro: relato de caso

Delayed onset seizures after inguinal herniotomy in a premature infant: a case report

Deb Sanjay Nag; Devi Prasad Samaddar; Pratap Rudra Mahanty; Aoyon Sengupta

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Resumo

Relatamos um caso de recém-nascido prematuro, nascido com 34 semanas e operado com seis semanas de idade, que desenvolveu convulsões, aparentemente inexplicáveis, dez horas após o final da cirurgia sob injeção única de analgesia epidural caudal com bupivacaína e lidocaína combinadas com anestesia geral

Palavras-chave

COMPLICAÇÕES, Prematuro, TÉCNICAS ANESTÉSICAS

Abstract

We report a case of a premature neonate born at 34 weeks and operated at 6 weeks of age developing unexplained seizures 10 hours after the end of surgery under single shot caudal epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and lidocaine combined with general anesthesia

Keywords

Seizures, Infant, Anesthesia, Postoperative Period

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