Subdural or epidural? Confirmation with magnetic resonance imaging.
An epidural performed for obstetric analgesia was initially characteristic of a subdural block but subsequently behaved as a normal epidural. Radiological confirmation of the catheter having been subdural was established by performing a magnetic resonance imaging scan.
Ralph
C J
CJ
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
Williams
M P
MP
D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D013355:Subdural Space