Epidural catheter catastrophe – Breakages during procedure and outcome in three cases
| Autor: | Kiruthika Balakrishnan, Bokka Nikhilesh, Prasanna Vadhanan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment Single shot food and beverages During procedure Epidural space 03 medical and health sciences Epidural catheter Catheter 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Breakage 030202 anesthesiology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anesthesia medicine In patient Airway management business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia. 7:719-721 |
| ISSN: | 2394-4994 2394-4781 |
| DOI: | 10.18231/j.ijca.2020.131 |
| Popis: | Epidural anaesthesia can be used independently as single shot or continuous infusions using catheters threaded in the epidural space. one of the most dreaded complications is catheter breakage while insertion or removal. This case report describes the epidural catheter breakage in three patients over the period of one year. Epidural catheter breakage can be due to knotted, kinked, looped, type of material used. Further any fragmented piece left with in patient due to breakage, being from asymptomatic to severe neurological complications. Few manufacturer guidelines or methods that can be followed to prevent the epidural catheter breakages are also described in this case report. Keywords: Catheter breakage, Rigid, Manufacturer recommendation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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