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  • ISSN 1674-8301
  • CN 32-1810/R
Sundeep?S.?Tumber, Hong?Liu. Epidural abscess after multiple lumbar punctures for labour epidural catheter placement[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010, 24(4): 332-335. DOI: 10.1016/S1674-8301(10)60046-2
Citation: Sundeep?S.?Tumber, Hong?Liu. Epidural abscess after multiple lumbar punctures for labour epidural catheter placement[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010, 24(4): 332-335. DOI: 10.1016/S1674-8301(10)60046-2

Epidural abscess after multiple lumbar punctures for labour epidural catheter placement

  • Epidural?catheterization?is?routinely?used?by?anaesthesiologists?to?provide?labour?and?post-operative?analgesia.?In?most?cases,?catheter?placement?is?without?serious?side?effects?and?uneventful.?However,?epidural?abscess?is?a?rare?complication?that?may?result?in?severe?morbidity.?We?present?a?case?of?epidural?abscess?after?labour?epidural?catheter?placement?in?a?healthy?36-year-old?female?who?presented?on?post-partum?d?10?with?complaints?of?fever?and?back?pain.?She?was?treated?with?intravenous?antibiotics?and?fully?recovered.
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