Acute Horner syndrome due to thoracic epidural analgesia in a paediatric patient
Summary A 4‐year‐old boy with coarctation of the aorta underwent surgical aortic arch repair with general anaesthesia and thoracic epidural analgesia. In the immediate postoperative period, the child developed a unilateral Horner syndrome which appeared to be related to the epidural infusion rate. M...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Pediatric anesthesia 2000-01, Vol.10 (1), p.89-91 |
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A 4‐year‐old boy with coarctation of the aorta underwent surgical aortic arch repair with general anaesthesia and thoracic epidural analgesia. In the immediate postoperative period, the child developed a unilateral Horner syndrome which appeared to be related to the epidural infusion rate. Management of this patient as well as alternate aetiologies of Horner syndrome are described. Horner syndrome is a rare complication of epidural catheters and is often unrecognized, especially in children. |
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ISSN: | 1155-5645 1460-9592 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2000.00445.x |