Injury to the spinal cord by a thoracic epidural catheter used to control postpneumonectomy pain : A case report / 대한마취과학회지
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
;
: 720-724, 2009.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-124706
ABSTRACT
A thoracotomy is one of the most severe painful operations. This severe pain can usually be controlled by thoracic epidural analgesia. Epidural catheterization for analgesia has several complications, e.g., epidural hematoma, abscess, spinal stenosis, spinal infarction, direct cord trauma, and neurotoxicity by chemical contamination. These complications can cause acute paraplegia, but permanent paraplegia is extremely rare. We report a case of paresthesia and temporary paralysis in a 54-year-old patient who suffered spinal cord injury after thoracic epidural catheterization for the control of postpneumonectomy pain under general anaesthesia.
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Main subject:
Paralysis
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Paraplegia
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Paresthesia
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Spinal Cord
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Spinal Cord Injuries
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Spinal Stenosis
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Thoracotomy
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Catheterization
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Analgesia, Epidural
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Abscess
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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