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Is mepivacaine paracervical-block anesthesia during labor associated with perinatal death and fetal toxicity?
Is mepivacaine paracervical-block anesthesia during labor associated with perinatal death and fetal toxicity?
Mepivacaine paracervical-block anesthesia during labor is associated with severe fetal toxicity, including fatal bradycardia and convulsions, necessitating caution in its obstetric use.
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These cases raise concern for fatal fetal toxicity with mepivacaine paracervical block; Level 5 evidence leaves risk magnitude open.
Rosefsky et al. (1968) studied this question.
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