Neurological Complications of Regional Anesthesia: An Updated Review with Clinical Guidelines

11 September 2023 : Review article

Paweł Radkowski^123ABCDF, Magdalena Fadrowska-Szleper

^1AEF*, Katarzyna Podhorodecka^1AE, Marcin Mieszkowski

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940399

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940399

Background Neurological Complications After Neuraxial Anesthesia Neurological Complications After Peripheral Nerve Blocks Neurological Complications After Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetrics Neurological Complications After Neuraxial Anesthesia in Pediatrics Neurological Complications After Toxicity of Anesthetics Additional Findings Conclusions Future Directions References

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Table 2 Frequency of neurological complications in pregnant patients in comparison to other patients.

Neuronal defects	Obstetrics	Other patients
Epidural hematoma	1/168 000	1/4741
Abscess	1/145 000	1/7142
Long lasting neuronal defects	1/237 000	0.3–10/10 000
Transient neuronal defects	1/5537	1/1000–1/10 000

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