An entrapped epidural catheter in a postpartum patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Epidural catheters are seldom difficult to remove from patients. In fact, a review of the literature demonstrates only a few cases pertaining to epidurals and the unusual complication of catheter entrapment. This case report involves an uncomplicated obstetric patient who had an epidural placed for labor and in whom multiple attempts were needed to remove the catheter.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesia, Epidural
- Analgesia, Obstetrical
- Catheters, Indwelling