title: Visible Evidence of Lumbar Epidural Catheter Misplacement-A Critical Incident Case Report.
abstract: One of the causes of failed epidurals is catheter misplacement. Though various techniques of epidural space identification have been developed, none of them is 100% successful. Here, we present a case of lumbar epidural catheter misplacement in a patient scheduled to undergo right sided open nephrectomy. Catheter was found in the surgical field coming out of psoas major muscle.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Smt. K.M. Mehta and Smt.G.R. Doshi Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center , Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Rajkiran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Smt. K.M. Mehta and Smt.G.R. Doshi Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center , Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Beena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Butala
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Smt. K.M. Mehta and Smt.G.R. Doshi Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center , Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Smt. K.M. Mehta and Smt.G.R. Doshi Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center , Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pargi
keywords: Anaesthesia; Epidural space; Psoas muscle