A Sheared off and Sequestered Epidural Catheter: A Case Report

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 198-200

  Sakuma, Noriko ^a   Hori, Masaki ^a   Suzuki, Hirotoshi ^a   Hashimoto, Yasuhiko ^a   Kameyama, Eri ^b   Horinouchi, Takashi ^b   Kato, Masato ^b  

^a Sen en General Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combined spinal epidural anesthesia; Complications; Epidural catheter; Sequestration; Sheared off

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; POLYETHYLENE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; NEEDLE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES;

EID: 1542289090     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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