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9689282

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Spinal extradural abscess is an infrequent, but serious complication to extradural catheters. Early diagnosis is essential for successful treatment. An extradural abscess may develop slowly over days to several weeks and symptoms may be vague and unspecific, delaying correct diagnosis. Meticulous supervision of the patients is required and must continue as long as an epidural catheter is in place and for some time after the catheter has been withdrawn. This case report describes a patient undergoing extensive reconstructive plastic surgery after a leg trauma. For postoperative pain treatment a continuous epidural infusion of bupivacaine was given. After 10-14 days an extradural abscess developed with increasing low back pain but without any neurologic symptoms. With antibiotics a complete resolution of the extradural abscess occurred, documented by computerized tomography (CT).
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0001-5172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
727-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidural abscess after epidural analgesia treated successfully with antibiotics.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Sahlgren's University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports