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ArticleCureus2024

The Cost of Gaps in Care: A Case of Lidocaine Toxicity and Postpartum Seizures.

Jenny Lu, Nicole Pancotto, Alice Huang, Roxana Lazarescu

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jenny LuMedicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Nicole PancottoInternal Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Alice HuangInternal Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Roxana LazarescuInternal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, New York, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 20-year-old Spanish-speaking female at 39 weeks gestation who experienced a generalized seizure immediately after lidocaine administration for a labial fold episiotomy repair following a complicated vaginal delivery. With limited prenatal care, language barriers, and socioeconomic challenges, the patient required intubation and intensive care unit (ICU) transfer for management. Extensive workup ruled out common causes, and the likely diagnosis was an atypical presentation of preeclampsia. The case highlights the impact of healthcare disparities and systemic inequities on obstetric outcomes, emphasizing the need for early prenatal care, equitable healthcare access, and advocacy for underserved populations.

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healthcare inequitieslimited prenatal carelocal anesthetic systemic toxicityobstetric emergenciespostpartum complicationspostpartum seizurespreeclampsiaprenatal care disparitiesreproductive health disparitiessocioeconomic barriers

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PMID39881901
PMCPMC11776360

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