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An entrapped epidural catheter in a postpartum patient
E F Jongleux1, R Miller, A Freeman
1Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus 43210, USA.
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
|December 5, 1998
Abstract
Background And Objectives:
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.
Methods:
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.