Breakage of epidural catheter: importance of proper imaging

J Clin Anesth. 2015 Dec;27(8):701-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.05.020. Epub 2015 Jul 4.

Authors

Steven Margolis¹, Pouya Entezami², Anthony L Braida¹, Daniel Gaudin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
² Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
³ Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH. Electronic address: daniel.gaudin@utoledo.edu.

PMID: 26153336
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.05.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Analgesia, Epidural / instrumentation*
Catheters / adverse effects*
Equipment Failure
Female
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
Foreign Bodies / pathology
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods