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Unintentional Subdural and Intradural Placement of Epidural Catheters

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Unintentional subdural placement of an epidural catheter is a known complication leading to atypical onset and distribution of epidural blockade. Inadvertent placement of the epidural catheter between the lamina dura and arachnoid is feasible once the tip of the Tuohy needle or the epidural catheter pierces the dura mater.

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  1. Department of Obstetric Anaesthesia, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Clive B. Collier MD, MRCP, FRCA, FANZCA

  2. Department of Clinical Medical Sciences and Institute of Applied Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina MD, PhD

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Madrid-Montepríncipe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina MD, PhD

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Correspondence to Clive B. Collier MD, MRCP, FRCA, FANZCA .

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Clinical Medical Sciences and Institute of Applied Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain, and Madrid-Montepríncipe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina

  2. Department of Surgical Specialties, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Management, General University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    José Antonio De Andrés

  3. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York School of Regional, Anesthesia (NYSORA), New York, NY, USA, and Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

    Admir Hadzic

  4. Laboratory of Surgical NeuroAnatomy, Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Alberto Prats-Galino

  5. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

    Xavier Sala-Blanch

  6. Discipline of Anesthesiology, The University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    André A.J. van Zundert

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Collier, C.B., Reina, M.A. (2015). Unintentional Subdural and Intradural Placement of Epidural Catheters. In: Reina, M., De Andrés, J., Hadzic, A., Prats-Galino, A., Sala-Blanch, X., van Zundert, A. (eds) Atlas of Functional Anatomy for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09522-6_27

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