Meningitis following spinal anaesthesia - a coincidental infection?

被引:9
作者
Donnelly, T [1 ]
Koper, M [1 ]
Mallaiah, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Liverpool Womens Hosp, Dept Anaesthesia, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0959-289X(98)80006-X
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
We report a case of meningitis developing a number of days after a subarachnoid block for caesarean section. No organisms were grown but the clinical picture was suggestive of bacterial meningitis, the clinical course of which had been modified by the administration of antibiotics for presumed wound infection. The possible aetiology is discussed.
引用
收藏
页码:170 / 172
页数:3
相关论文
共 16 条
[1]  
BERGA S, 1989, OBSTET GYNECOL, V74, P437
[2]   BACTEREMIA, SPINAL-ANESTHESIA, AND DEVELOPMENT OF MENINGITIS [J].
BERMAN, RS ;
EISELE, JH .
ANESTHESIOLOGY, 1978, 48 (05) :376-377
[3]   ASEPTIC-MENINGITIS FOLLOWING SPINAL-ANESTHESIA - A COMPLICATION OF THE PAST [J].
BERT, AA ;
LAASBERG, LH .
ANESTHESIOLOGY, 1985, 62 (05) :674-677
[4]   Meningitis after spinal anaesthesia [J].
Burke, D ;
Wildsmith, JAW .
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, 1997, 78 (06) :635-636
[5]   THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MENINGITIS AND DURAL PUNCTURE IN BACTEREMIC RATS [J].
CARP, H ;
BAILEY, S .
ANESTHESIOLOGY, 1992, 76 (05) :739-742
[6]   CONSEQUENCE VERSUS SUBSEQUENCE - OUTCOME AFTER ANESTHESIA [J].
DAVIES, JM .
CANADIAN ANAESTHETISTS SOCIETY JOURNAL, 1986, 33 (03) :265-268
[7]   POSTPARTUM MENINGITIS [J].
DAVIS, L ;
HARGREAVES, C ;
ROBINSON, PN .
ANAESTHESIA, 1993, 48 (09) :788-789
[8]   AN EPIDEMIC OF CHEMICAL MENINGITIS [J].
GOLDMAN, WW ;
SANFORD, JP .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1960, 29 (01) :94-101
[9]   MENINGITIS AFTER COMBINED SPINAL-EXTRADURAL ANESTHESIA IN OBSTETRICS [J].
HARDING, SA ;
COLLIS, RE ;
MORGAN, BM .
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, 1994, 73 (04) :545-547
[10]  
KILPATRICK ME, 1983, ANESTH ANALG, V62, P513