Paraplegia after delayed detection of inadvertent spinal cord injury during thoracic epidural catheterization in an anesthetized elderly patient

We report a case of permanent paraplegia in an 81-yr-old patient who had thoracic epidural catheterization performed under general anesthesia for abdominal surgery. The epidural needle was introduced at the T9-10 interspace, and 3 passes were made to locate the epidural space with the loss-of-resist...

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