Neurological complications associated with epidural analgesia in children: A report of 4 cases of ambiguous etiologies

Mark J. Meyer; Elliot J. Krane; Kenneth R. Goldschneider; Norma J Klein

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Neurological complications associated with epidural analgesia in children: A report of 4 cases of ambiguous etiologies

Mark J. Meyer, Elliot J. Krane, Kenneth R. Goldschneider, Norma J Klein

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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Abstract

The safety and utility of pediatric epidural analgesia is well established, but the risk of permanent neurological injury is unknown and largely must be extrapolated from adult literature. In this article we present a series of 4 cases of longterm or permanent neurologic complications associated with epidural analgesia. Possible mechanisms of injury and implications for practice are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1365-1370
Number of pages	6
Journal	Anesthesia and Analgesia
Volume	115
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e31826918b6
State	Published - Dec 2012

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Meyer, M. J., Krane, E. J., Goldschneider, K. R., & Klein, N. J. (2012). Neurological complications associated with epidural analgesia in children: A report of 4 cases of ambiguous etiologies. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 115(6), 1365-1370. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e31826918b6

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