Inadvertent extra-epidural catheter placement in an infant.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15673858.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1213/01.ANE.0000143562.88730.0C.
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Abstract
We report the inadvertent passage of an epidural catheter threaded from the caudal space out of a lumbar intervertebral foramen and into the lower thoracic paravertebral space in an infant. We identified the errant catheter by radiography and removed it without sequelae.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Catheterization
- Epidural Space
- Medical Errors