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Delayed cutaneous fluid leak from the puncture hole after removal of an epidural catheter
Author(s) -
EENNIS M.,
BROCKUTNE J. G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb06952.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leak , cerebrospinal fluid leak , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , catheter , interstitial fluid , anesthesia , pathology , environmental engineering , engineering
Summary A case of a delayed but persistent cutaneous fluid leak from a puncture hole following removal of an epidural catheter is presented. The fluid was subsequentlv found not to be cerebrospinal but interstitial oedema fluid. This case demonstrates the importance of performing simple investigations on any such fluid before ordering more complex tests.