I Chucked-Out the Tube! Broken Epidural Catheter due to Patient Misadventure

Authors

  •   S. Harish Naik Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari - 583104, Karnataka
  •   S. Bala Bhaskar Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari - 583104, Karnataka
  •   G. N. Amrutha Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari - 583104, Karnataka
  •   Omkar Anil Patil Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari - 583104, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4103/kaj/2020/v18i1-2/157876

Keywords:

Anesthesia, Epidural, Catheter, Breakage, Thoracic, Paramedian

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Published

2020-06-04

How to Cite

Harish Naik, S., Bala Bhaskar, S., Amrutha, G. N., & Anil Patil, O. (2020). I Chucked-Out the Tube! Broken Epidural Catheter due to Patient Misadventure. Karnataka Anaesthesia Journal, 18(1-2), 41–43. https://doi.org/10.4103/kaj/2020/v18i1-2/157876

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Volume 18, Issue 1-2, January-June 2020

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