AB100. SOH22ABS207. Awake but unable to see
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AB100. SOH22ABS207. Awake but unable to see

Shakti Sawh-Connolly, Kevin Doody

Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Background: This is a case report of a very unusual bilateral Horner’s syndrome in a parturient after epidural top-up.

Methods: Observation and close monitoring over a 12-hour period.

Results: Results were what we observed over the period between her top up and resolution of her symptoms.

Conclusions: Following extensive literature review, Horner’s syndrome is a well-recognised complication of neuraxial anaesthesia. The mechanisms are not clearly understood and cannot be simply explained as a consequence of a high block. Patient physical characteristics in terms of their height is just as important as the block height prior to top up.

Keywords: Bilateral Horner’s syndrome; Horner’s syndrome; epidural anaesthesia; high block following neuraxial anaesthesia; visual symptoms post epidural anaesthesia

Acknowledgments

Funding: None.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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doi: 10.21037/map-22-ab100
Cite this abstract as: Sawh-Connolly S, Doody K. AB100. SOH22ABS207. Awake but unable to see. Mesentery Peritoneum 2022;6:AB100.

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