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Korean J Anesthesiol · Nov 2010
Intercostal misplacement of a thoracic epidural catheter -A case report-.
- Young Bae Kim and So Young Lee.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
- Korean J Anesthesiol. 2010 Nov 1; 59 (5): 344-7.
AbstractEpidural block is useful for chronic pain and thoracic surgery. However, there are several complications, which include vessels or dural puncture, pleural puncture, misplacement of epidural catheter and trauma to the spinal cord. We report a case of intercostal misplacement of an epidural catheter in a 66-year-old patient who scheduled for left thoracotomy.
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