J Korean Pain Soc.  1996 Nov;9(2):430-433.

Spinal Subdural Abscess Following epidural Catheterization: A case report

• Ahn YW
• Rho WS
• Kim BI
• Cho SK
• Lee SH

Abstract

It is common practice to use epidural catheter for anesthesia or for postoperative analgesia and other kinds of pain control. However, Intraspinal infection associated with this practice is rare event. We report a case of spinal subdural abscess occuring in patient who had recently received epidural catheterization. The cause in this case is not certain, although infection from the epidural catheter is the best possibility. We recommand an aseptic technique in all procedure for epidural or spinal analgesia.

Keyword

Alnlgesia: epidural; Complications: subdural abscess

MeSH Terms

Abscess*
Analgesia
Anesthesia
Catheterization*
Catheters*
Humans