• Middle East J Anaesthesiol · Oct 2003

    Case Reports

    Kinking of epidural catheter--a case report.

    • Pramila Bajaj, Lalit Kumar Raiger, and Vinutha Raman.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur, Raj.-313004.
    • Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2003 Oct 1; 17 (3): 463-6.

    AbstractKinking of an epidural catheter with resultant failure to inject drug is a complication of lumbar epidural analgesia. Here, we report a case of kinking of epidural catheter 1 cm proximal to its tip after 20 days of insertion. It was inserted to a female for pain relief, suffering from carcinoma of the cervix.

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