Catheter-Associated Masses in Patients Receiving Intrathecal Analgesic Therapy

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Authors

Marion R. McMillan · nView Medical (United States)

Abstract

Catheter-associated intrathecal masses were detected in three of seven patients receiving long-term intrathecal analgesia. In the two asymptomatic patients, timely clinical intervention was associated with the avoidance of subsequent neurologic injury and spontaneous resolution of one of the occult masses.

Topics & Keywords

Anesthesia and Pain Management Pain Management and Opioid Use Airway Management and Intubation Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesia & Analgesia

Volume 96, Issue 1, pp. 186-190

DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200301000-00039

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