An unusual complication of interscalene brachial plexus catheterization: delayed catheter migration.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This case report describes the delayed migration of an interscalene brachial plexus catheter that was inserted for postoperative analgesia and to facilitate physiotherapy after shoulder surgery. Approximately 18 h after surgery the catheter was found to have migrated into the interpleural space, which could have resulted in a serious complication, namely a pneumothorax.
Medical subject headings
- Brachial Plexus
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Nerve Block