Avtor/Urednik		Bunc, Gorazd; Ravnik, Janez; Velnar, Tomaž
Naslov		Iatrogeni spinalni epiduralni absces: prikaz primera in pregled literature
Prevedeni naslov		Spinal epidural abscess following epidural analgesia: a case report and review of literature
Tip		članek
Vir		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. in št.		Letnik 80, št. 4
Leto izdaje		2011
Obseg		str. 325-30
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		In the last years, epidural anaesthesia has become a standard procedure for the treatment of acute surgical pain and for the relief of various chronic pain syndromes. Despite its merits, many potential hazards have been described. Among the most dangerous complications is spinal epidural abscess. Described is a case of a 72-year old patient, who was treated for lung cancer. After surgery, the pain was getting progressively worse, and about a year ago he had had an epidural catheter inserted into the upper thoracic spine canal. Suddenly, weakness of lower extremities developed and progressed into paraplegia. Decompressive laminectomy failed to improve the neurological deficit. One month after the procedure, the patient passed away due to pneumonia and progression of lung cancer.
Deskriptorji		LUNG NEOPLASMS ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL EPIDURAL SPACE ABSCESS AGED PARAPLEGIA LAMINECTOMY