An epidural abscess due to resistant Staphylococcus aureus following epidural catheterisation |
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| Authors: | M Yuste J Canet M Garcia M A Gil & F Vidal |
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| Institution: | Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera del Canyet s/n, 08916-Badalona, Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | We report a case of abscess formation after epidural analgesia, a rare complication that developed in our patient 13 days after placement of a thoracic epidural catheter for patient controlled analgesia. Culture of the pus grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus . Although early diagnosis and rapid management have been reported to yield a satisfactory outcome, the case we describe ended in severe sequelae. |
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| Keywords: | Anaesthetic techniques regional epidural Complications epidural abscess |
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