Folk J W, Joye T P, Duc T A, Bailey M K
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
South Med J. 2000 Jul;93(7):732-3.
Entrapment and knotting of epidural catheters has been described, as well as techniques for removal. Several cases of successful removal have been reported; however, significant resistance was encountered during removal. Following the techniques described previously, we successfully removed a knotted epidural catheter.