Emma Clements,a frail 92-year-old,was positioned in lithotomy for a 90-minute rectal procedure under spinal anesthesia block (SAB) .At the end of the procedure,when the circulating nurse and surgeon gently removed her legs from position and placed her in supine position,she experienced a common side effect of spinal anesthesia,.
A) numbness of both legs and feet
B) paralysis with bilateral popliteal pain
C) hypotensive episode
D) esophageal reflux
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