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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Mar 2009
Case Reports[A complication of epidural anaesthesia: the breaking of a catheter].
- D Plancade, T Villevieille, P Boulland, C Landy, and P Lang.
- Service d'anesthésie-réanimation-urgences, hôpital d'instruction des armées Legouest, 27 avenue de Plantières, BP 10, Metz-Armées, France.
- Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2009 Mar 1;28(3):242-5.
AbstractWe report the breaking of an epidural catheter, which occurred during the procedure of insertion. If such a breaking is a rare event, it is due in this case to an aberrant trajectory of the catheter. By studying the literature, we also analyzed the mechanisms which can lead to the breaking of an epidural catheter. We recommend a precise radiological examination to localise the trapped catheter among the nervous structures.
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