Case Report

Delayed Awakening from Anesthesia

10.5222/JTAICS.2012.103

  • Tuğhan Utku
  • Yusuf Tunalı
  • Eren Fatma Akçıl
  • Özlem Korkmaz Dilmen
  • Egemen Eken

Received Date: 07.01.2011 Accepted Date: 28.04.2011 Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2012;40(2):103-107

A 29 year- old man was operated under general anesthesia for multipl tendon transfers in the antecubital fossa. Interscalene block was performed to provide postoperative analgesia. The patient’s awakening from anesthesia was delayed. Reasons for the delay of awakening from anesthesia and the treatment were discussed in this report.

Keywords: Remifentanil, bupivacaine, cholinesterase deficiency