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JA67.3 category

Toxic reaction to local anaesthesia during pregnancy

Definition

A condition affecting females during pregnancy, caused by the properties or the concentration of the anaesthetic agent, or patient factors. This condition is characterised by a local or systemic toxic reaction leading to malfunctioning or failure of the neurovascular, central nervous, respiratory or cardiovascular systems with onset between 30 seconds and 60 minutes after administration of an anaesthetic.

Also indexed as

Toxic reaction to local anaesthesia during pregnancytoxic reaction to local anaesthesia during pregnancy, unspecified trimester

Nearby in Complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy