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A patient receives a combined spinal-epidural (CSE) anesthetic for a planned cesarean section. At first attempt of dosing the epidural catheter, the patient became hypotensive and bradycardic, and the patient became unresponsive. Topics discussed include identification and treatment of a high spinal and the signs and symptoms that occur in such an event.
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Rangwala, Z. (2014). Inadvertent High Spinal in Parturient. In: Benumof, J. (eds) Clinical Anesthesiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8696-1_59
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