LIDOCAINE INTOXICATION IN A NEWBORN FOLLOWING LOCAL-ANESTHESIA FOR EPISIOTOMY

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 64  (5) , 643-645
Abstract
A case report of lidocaine intoxication in a newborn following local anesthesia for maternal episiotomy is presented. A molded head in the occiput posterior position may predispose to inadvertent direct injection of the fetal scalp.