A 24-year-old multiparous woman with apparent subdural epidural catheter: diagnosis and management of an uncommon obstetric anesthesia complication

Abstract

We present a multiparous woman who received labor epidural analgesia and later developed signs and symptoms of a subdural block. Spontaneous resolution occurred after supportive care and monitoring. After we replaced the epidural catheter, successful labor analgesia was subsequently achieved and the patient had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery.

KEYWORDS:

• Epidural analgesia
• subdural block

Disclosure statement/Funding

The authors report no funding or conflicts of interest. The patient provided written consent for release of medical information for this case report.