Mario Sánchez Franco MD

Inadvertent Knot Formation on a Lumbar Epidural Catheter: A Rare Complication

Ricardo Serna-Muñoz, Roberto Jimenez-Contreras, Jose Eduardo Etulain-Gonzalez, Ana Cristina Gonzalez-Estavillo & Mario Sánchez Franco MD · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

The knotting of an epidural catheter is an unusual complication that can result in disfunction of the catheter, difficult removal and may require surgical management.We report a case of knot formation on a lumbar epidural catheter, introduced at the L2-L3 level, which presented d...