Shearing of a peripheral nerve catheter.
We report a previously undescribed complication of peripheral nerve catheter placement. The catheter was sheared when its stylet was removed with the placement needle still in the tissues. The lost distal fragment was identified with computed tomography scanning.
Departments of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Bernard H S
BH
Lee
C Roger
CR
Goucke
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000139:chemically induced; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed