Open AccessAccidental knotting and subsequent removal of a catheter from the epidural space in an adult cow: a case report
Author(s) -
Doodnaught Graeme M.,
Constant Caroline,
Desrochers André,
Pang Daniel S. J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1260
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , epidural space , catheter , complication , surgery , anesthesia , acoustics , physics
Key Clinical Message This is the first reported case in the veterinary literature of a knot in an epidural catheter. The report reviews this very rare complication and describes options for investigation and retrieval of catheters entrapped in the epidural space of any species.