J Korean Pain Soc.
1990 Jun;3(1):59-62.
Long-term Placement of Epidural Catheter: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- Epidural block is used for surgical analgesia, postoperative pain management, obstetric relief and management of chronic pain. Long-term pain control for chronic pain is achieved by development of epidural catheter placement technic. But long term placement of epidural catheteter has several problems, epidural hematoma, epidural absess and neural damage. We had sucessfully managed long-term placement of epidural catheter in patient with diabetic neuropathy who was susceptable to infection. The duration of epidural catheter placement was 416 days and specific complication was not occured.
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