Ropivacaine withdrawal syndrome: a case reportSíndrome de abstinência de ropivacaína: relato de caso

Abstract

Introduction and objectives Ropivacaine is a long-acting local anesthetic that causes prolonged anesthesia and is beneficial for a wide variety of surgeries. Systemic toxicity has been reported after usage of high dose ropivacaine or inadvertent intravascular administration. We report a case of ropivacaine withdrawal, which to our knowledge has not been previously described in the literature.