경막외 카테터 초장기간 유치예에 대한 증례 보고

Long-term Placement of Epidural Catheter - A case report -

  • 채정혜 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 윤덕미 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 오흥근 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실)
  • Chae, Jung-Hae (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei Univ. College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Duck-Mi (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei Univ. College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Hung-Kun (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei Univ. College of Medicine)
  • 발행 : 1990.06.18

초록

Epidural block is used for surgical analgesia, postoperative pain management, obstetric relief and management of chronic pain. Long-term pain control for chronic pain is achieved by development of epidural catheter placement technic. But long term placement of epidural catheteter has several problems, epidural hematoma, epidural absess and neural damage. We had successfully managed long-term placement of epidural catheter in patient with diabetic neuropathy who was susceptable to infection. The duration of epidural catheter placement was 416 days and specific complication was not occurred.

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