Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2013
Serious complications associated with spinal and epidural anaesthesia in Finland from 2000 to 2009.
Analyses of closed claims provide insight into the characteristics of rare complications. Serious complications related to spinal and epidural blocks are relatively rare. In Finland, all malpractice cases are primarily handled by the Patient Insurance Centre (PIC) within a 'no-fault scheme'. ⋯ In this closed claims analysis, major problems related to neuraxial blocks were rare. Epidural or a combined spinal and epidural technique resulted in more complications than did spinal procedure.