Lidocaine Intoxication in a Newborn Following Local Anesthesia for Episiotomy
1 Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles
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.
Submitted on November 10, 1978Accepted on April 3, 1979
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