Paraparesis after Lumbar Drain Placement and Catheter Tear: A Rare Case Report

Lumbar spinal drain placement is being done with increasing frequency either to reduce intracranial pressure or facilitate view of surgical field in neurosurgical procedures. Complications due to fracture of catheter and/or retained catheter are rare and underreported but are of concern. The managem...

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Main Authors: Mithilesh Kumar, Rachna Bhutani, Neetu Jain, Jayashree Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1639412