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British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 75, Issue 3 355-357, Copyright © 1995 by The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

CASE REPORTS

Accidental intrathecal insertion of an extradural catheter during combined spinal-extradural anaesthesia for caesarean section

P. M. Robbins, R. Fernando and G. H. Lim
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG; Department of Anaesthesia, Whittington Hospital, Highgate Hill, London N19 5NF

The combined spinal-extradural technique is used to provide analgesia and anaesthesia in obstetric anaesthetic practice. The accidental insertion of an extradural catheter into the dural opening made previously by the spinal needle is thought to be a theoretical risk. We report a case during combined spinal-extradural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in which this complication occurred.
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