Spinal epidural abscess following epidural cannulation for flail chest analgesia: a case report.

Abstract

Epidural abscess after epidural catheterization is a rare complication. Neurological manifestations vary and the patient described here presented with complete paraplegia. He was managed by surgical decompression and did well postope-ratively. We present a case report and review of the literature of thoracic epidural abscess following catheterization for epidural analgesia with near total neurological recovery.

• Authors: Nitin Peters, Shekhar Upadhyay, Sarvpreet Grewal, Navdeep Saini
• Journal: Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska (Neurol Neurochir Pol) 2011 Jan-Feb Vol. 45 Issue 1 Pg. 80-3 ISSN: 0028-3843 [Print] Poland
• PMID: 21384298 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Adult
• Analgesia, Epidural (adverse effects)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage)
• Catheterization, Peripheral (adverse effects)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Decompression, Surgical (methods)
• Epidural Abscess (diagnostic imaging, microbiology)
• Flail Chest (complications, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Paraplegia (complications)
• Radiography
• Spinal Diseases (diagnostic imaging, microbiology)
• Staphylococcal Infections (diagnostic imaging, microbiology)