Pruritus following spinal anaesthesia

1 March 1984

journal article
case report
Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia

Vol. 39 (3) , 248-250
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb07236.x

Abstract

A case report of severe pruritus following spinal anaesthesia in an 80-year-old man is presented. The pathophysiology of pruritus is discussed and the possible causes in the case reported are outlined.

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