Knotting of Epidural Catheter in a Newborn - A Report and Brief Review of Paediatric Epidural Catheters - Abstract
Epidural analgesia is now being routinely used for thoracic and abdominal surgeries in children including neonates. Continuous infusion can be given through an epidural catheter placed in lumbar or thoracic epidural space.
Recently, we encountered a rare complication of catheter knotting during removal of an epidural catheter (EC) in a newborn. We report this case and review some paediatric ECs available in the market in order to understand why knotting happens and what can be done to prevent it.