Author/Authors :
Singh، Ritu نويسنده King George’s Medical University, India Singh, Ritu , Arshad، Zia نويسنده King George’s Medical University, India Arshad, Zia , Prakash، M. Ravi نويسنده , , Ponnappan، Karthik نويسنده King George’s Medical University, India Ponnappan, Karthik , Kushwaha، Brijbihari نويسنده King George’s Medical University, India Kushwaha, Brijbihari
Abstract :
Breakage of epidural catheter is a rare and worrisome complication. However, if this happens, the presence of
retained epidural catheter fragment should be properly documented and should also be informed to the surgical
team as well as to the patient. Visualization of retained catheter is difficult even with modern radiological imaging
techniques and active surgical intervention should be reserved only for symptomatic cases. The usual guidelines
and precautions for insertion and removal of catheter should strictly be followed on a routine basis to avoid such
complication. Here we report a case with such complication in which catheter broke during insertion, the reason
of which could be attributed to a multiple cause.
