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Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics of the amide type.
Intrathecal anaesthesia, regardless of the local anaesthetic used, has its own contraindications, which include: Active disease of the central nervous system such as meningitis, poliomyelitis, intracranial haemorrhage, sub-acute combined degeneration of the cord due to pernicious anaemia and cerebral and spinal tumours.
Spinal stenosis and active disease (e.g. spondylitis, tuberculosis, tumour) or recent trauma (e.g. fracture) in the vertebral column.
Septicaemia.
Pyogenic infection of the skin at or adjacent to the site of lumbar puncture.
Cardiogenic or hypovolaemic shock.
Coagulation disorders or ongoing anticoagulation treatment.
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