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Multiple epidural abscesses and spinal anesthesia in a diabetic patient. Case report
V Mahendru1, D R Bacon, M J Lema
1Department of Anesthesiology, SUNYAB.
Regional Anesthesia
|January 1, 1994
Abstract
Background And Objectives:
Spinal anesthesia as a cause of epidural abscess is extremely rare. Infection at the site of needle placement is the usual cause of abscess formation.
Methods:
Immunocompromised patients, and in this case a diabetic patient may be at higher risk for this complication.
Results:
Anesthesiologist need to be aware of factors that may lead to epidural abscess formation.
Conclusions:
The signs and symptoms of this unfortunate complication should be uppermost in the physician's mind when assessing new neurologic deficits after regional anesthesia.