Lumbar tattoo and labour analgesia: a case of surgical approach

Introduction: Pregnant women with lumbar tattoo presenting for labour analgesia are currently increasing in number. Many anaesthesiologists are hesitant in placing an epidural catheter over a lumbar tattoo based on a theory that tissue coring of fragments of tattoo pigment into the epidural, subdura...

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Main Authors: Mélanie Duque, José Lopes, Sandy Ribeiro, Isabel Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Hospitalar do Porto 2017-12-01
Series:Nascer e Crescer
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Online Access:http://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/9826