Even a "pigtail" distal end catheter can enter the epidural space after continuous paravertebral block.
J Anesth
; 30(3): 503-5, 2016 06.
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| ID: mdl-26906035
ABSTRACT
A woman with a medical history of breast cancer presented with chronic pain of the right hemithorax. To alleviate pain, a continuous paravertebral block was performed using a pigtail end catheter, introduced using ultrasound visualization (transversal technique at the inferior articular process of T6). Complete pain relief was observed. A few hours later, urinary retention was diagnosed and discharge from the ambulatory setting was canceled. On the following day, a new injection of local anesthetics through the catheter triggered paresthesia in the contralateral leg and a new urinary retention was diagnosed. A CT scan confirmed the epidural misplacement of the catheter. The latter was withdrawn, and the patient was released to home after the complete disappearance of her neurological symptoms. This case report highlights the risk of inadvertently misplacing the catheter into the epidural space during thoracic paravertebral block, even with a "pigtail" distal end type of catheter.
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Assunto principal:
Catéteres
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Anestésicos Locais
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Bloqueio Nervoso
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
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J Anesth
Assunto da revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article
País de afiliação:
França