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Shearing of epidural catheter during combined spinal epidural technique: more than just a hypothetical complication

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Damage to an epidural catheter by a spinal needle is a hypothetical complication, as mentioned in the literature. We present a case report where the epidural catheter was damaged and sheared by a spinal needle when the same interspace was used for the introduction of both the epidural and spinal needles. The damage to the catheter went unnoticed until drug infusion via the catheter was planned. The intended drug could not be delivered. In a scenario where the drug could have been delivered via the damaged catheter, the tissue plane in which the drug extravasates and its possible implications may not be known. What was once purported to be a rare and hypothetical complication could no longer be just that.

Source: Ağrı - The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology

DOI: 10.14744/agri.2022.23090

Author: Omer Mohammed Mujahid

Institutions: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412201546

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