Epidural abscess after multiple lumbar punctures for labour epidural catheter placement

摘要

Epidural catheterization is routinely used by anaesthesiologists to provide labour and post-operative analgesia. In most cases,catheter placement is without serious side effects and uneventful.However,epidural abscess is a rare complication that may result in severe morbidity.We present a case of epidural abscess after labour epidural catheter placement in a healthy 36-year-old female who presented on post-partum d 10 with complaints of fever and back pain.She was treated with intravenous antibiotics and fully recovered.