Bupivacaine induced aseptic meningitis following subarachnoid block

ABSTRACT

All anesthesiologists performing subarachnoid block should be familiar with the possible sources of contamination during the procedure and means to prevent them. Despite following stringent practices of asepsis by the anesthesia care givers there can still be a rare possibility of iatrogenic meningitis due to the spinal anesthesia. We report a rare case of aseptic meningitis succeeding subarachnoid block in our institute, probably by hyperbaric bupivacaine, injected in the subarachnoid space and its subsequent management