Meralgia paresthetica: an unusual complication of post-cesarean analgesia.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1999
Abstract
Intramuscular (IM) injections may be associated with nerve injury, classically the sciatic nerve after intragluteal injection. We describe an unusual injury of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve following an IM injection of 100 mg meperidine and 25 mg promethazine in the anterolateral right thigh. Although the thigh is advocated as a relatively safe site for IM injection, iatrogenic neuropathy may result. Awareness of the anatomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and avoiding injections into a partially anesthetized extremity may decrease the likelihood of recurrences.
Volume
11
Issue
5
First Page
416
Last Page
418
ISSN
0952-8180
Published In/Presented At
Schnatz, P., Wax, J. R., Steinfeld, J. D., & Ingardia, C. J. (1999). Meralgia paresthetica: an unusual complication of post-cesarean analgesia. Journal of clinical anesthesia, 11(5), 416–418. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0952-8180(99)00066-5
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
10526814
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article