A 24-year-old multiparous woman with apparent subdural epidural catheter: diagnosis and management of an uncommon obstetric anesthesia complication

Anna Bergquist; Collin Buerger; Angelica Hatfield; Michael Hofkamp

doi:10.1080/08998280.2023.2241162

A 24-year-old multiparous woman with apparent subdural epidural catheter: diagnosis and management of an uncommon obstetric anesthesia complication

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2023 Aug 1;36(6):764-766. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2023.2241162. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Anna Bergquist¹, Collin Buerger², Angelica Hatfield², Michael Hofkamp²

Affiliations

¹ Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine , Temple , Texas , USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, Texas, USA.

Abstract

We present a multiparous woman who received labor epidural analgesia and later developed signs and symptoms of a subdural block. Spontaneous resolution occurred after supportive care and monitoring. After we replaced the epidural catheter, successful labor analgesia was subsequently achieved and the patient had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery.

Keywords: Epidural analgesia; subdural block.

Publication types

Case Reports