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  • Title: An entrapped epidural catheter in a postpartum patient.
    Author: Jongleux EF, Miller R, Freeman A.
    Journal: Reg Anesth Pain Med; 1998; 23(6):615-7. PubMed ID: 9840860.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Epidural catheters are seldom difficult to remove from patients. In fact, a review of the literature demonstrates only a few cases pertaining to epidurals and the unusual complication of catheter entrapment. METHODS: This case report involves an uncomplicated obstetric patient who had an epidural placed for labor and in whom multiple attempts were needed to remove the catheter.
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