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Effect of Epidural Air Injection on Catheter Complications
  1. Beverly K. Philip, MD
  1. From the Department of Anesthesia, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract

Injection of air into the epidural space before insertion of a catheter was performed in 132 parturients. The incidence of paresthesia was thereby reduced from 49% to 29% (p < .025). The incidence of blood vessel puncture was reduced from 5.8% to 1.6% (not significant) and dural puncture did not occur. No complications were associated with this technique.

  • Epidural anesthesia
  • continuous
  • Complications
  • epidural catheter
  • paresthesia
  • blood vessel puncture
  • dural puncture

https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-00115550-198510010-00006

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