Abstract
Failure of sub-arachnoid block (SAB), due to resistance to bupivacaine after a recent scorpion sting can lead to multiple block attempts and subsequent conversion to general anaesthesia. We report this case series of 10 patients with successful SAB with newly launched 0.75% hyperbaric ropivacaine, in patients with recent scorpion sting. Thus, intrathecal hyperbaric ropivacaine may be considered as the local anaesthetic agent of choice in patients with scorpion sting to prevent failure of SAB. Keywords: Bupivacaine; Ropivacaine; Scorpion Stings; Spinal Anaesthesia.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.7.2023.046
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), 272-275
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Trivedi, S., Bhardwaj, H., Sahoo, T. K., & Gupta, S. (2025). Efficacy of Ropivacaine for Sub-Arachnoid Block in Patients with Recent History of Scorpion Sting: A case series. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), 272-275. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.7.2023.046
MLA 9
Trivedi, Saurabh, et al. "Efficacy of Ropivacaine for Sub-Arachnoid Block in Patients with Recent History of Scorpion Sting: A case series." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2025, pp. 272-275. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.7.2023.046.
Chicago (author–date)
Trivedi, Saurabh, Hemendra Bhardwaj, Tapan K. Sahoo, and Seema Gupta. 2025. "Efficacy of Ropivacaine for Sub-Arachnoid Block in Patients with Recent History of Scorpion Sting: A case series." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 24 (2): 272-275. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.7.2023.046.
Harvard
Trivedi, S., Bhardwaj, H., Sahoo, T. K. and Gupta, S. (2025) 'Efficacy of Ropivacaine for Sub-Arachnoid Block in Patients with Recent History of Scorpion Sting: A case series', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), pp. 272-275. doi:10.18295/squmj.7.2023.046.
Vancouver
Trivedi S, Bhardwaj H, Sahoo TK, Gupta S. Efficacy of Ropivacaine for Sub-Arachnoid Block in Patients with Recent History of Scorpion Sting: A case series. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;24(2):272-275. doi:10.18295/squmj.7.2023.046
IEEE
S. Trivedi, H. Bhardwaj, T. K. Sahoo, and S. Gupta, "Efficacy of Ropivacaine for Sub-Arachnoid Block in Patients with Recent History of Scorpion Sting: A case series," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 272-275, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.7.2023.046.