title: [Skin lesions on the back along the epidural Catheter].
abstract: We report a patient with anemia and hypoalbuminemia who developed decubitus ulcer along the epidural catheter. A 35-year-old woman underwent cesarean section under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Erosive and erythematous skin lesions along the epidural catheter were noted 48 hours after insertion of the epidural catheter. The skin lesions were thought to be decubitus ulcer along the epidural catheter due to mechanical pressure caused by fixation of the catheter with an adhesive tape after prolonged supine position.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180.
authors.forename: Shinko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakahashi
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Syono
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haraga
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D001415:Back; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D016683:Supine Position