Visible Evidence of Lumbar Epidural Catheter Misplacement–A Critical Incident Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
One of the causes of failed epidurals is catheter misplacement. Though various techniques of epidural space identification have been developed, none of them is 100% successful. Here, we present a case of lumbar epidural catheter misplacement in a patient scheduled to undergo right sided open nephrectomy. Catheter was found in the surgical field coming out of psoas major muscle.
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Rajkiran Shah, Beena Butala, Geeta Parikh, Rajesh Pargi
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- EP ID EP328735
- DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24573.9209
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