EPIDURAL ABSCESS FOLLOWING EPIDURAL STEROID AND LOCAL-ANESTHETIC INJECTION

Authors
KNIGHT JW CORDINGLEY JJ PALAZZO MGA
Citation
Jw. Knight et al., EPIDURAL ABSCESS FOLLOWING EPIDURAL STEROID AND LOCAL-ANESTHETIC INJECTION, Anaesthesia, 52(6), 1997, pp. 576-578
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Anaesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00032409
Volume
52
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
576 - 578
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2409(1997)52:6<576:EAFESA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Epidural abscess is a well-recognised but rare complication of epidura l catheter placement. We have found only five previous reports of epid ural abscess from noncatheter-related administration of steroids and/o r local anaesthetic. We describe a further case which led to critical illness and emphasise the association between diabetes mellitus and ep idural infection.