Chronic kidney disease can lead to different chronic complications. We describe a case where a patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) became unresponsive during transportation to the recovery room, following finishing an arteriovenous fistula revision. The patient had received supraclavicular block ninety minutes prior to the incident and surgery was finished under monitored anesthesia care (MAC). After five minutes of chest compression and intubation, monitoring showed normal sinus rhythm and the return of spontaneous circulation. The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit and extubated two days later while she was alert, oriented and hemodynamically stable. CT pulmonary angiogram showed no evidence of pulmonary emboli and echocardiogram did not show any further cardiac event comparing to preoperative status. Ruling out other differential diagnoses for patient's unconsciousness, we have discussed the possibility of neuraxial anesthesia after upper extremity block in this patient.
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