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*used for delivery of short or long acting pain medications into the theca space | *used for delivery of short or long acting pain medications into the theca space | ||
Most common Intrathecal medications | *Most common Intrathecal medications | ||
**[[Clonidine]] | **[[Clonidine]] | ||
**[[Bupivacaine]] | **[[Bupivacaine]] | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 20 July 2015
Background
- used for delivery of short or long acting pain medications into the theca space
- Most common Intrathecal medications
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Complications:
- Respiratory depression from medication overdose
- Infection
Diagnosis
Management
- The device is not removed in an overdose but should be turned off.
- Insertion of a 22-guage needle into the pump reservoir can remove all medication in case device cannot be turned off
- Consider naloxone to reverse effects taking into account patients chronicity of treatment if they withdrawal