Six Month Follow-Up of a Patient With a Retained Fascia Iliaca Catheter: A Case Report. Issue 5 (1st March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Borg, Lindsay K.; Kumar, Gunjan; Funck, Natasha; Tamm-Daniels, Inge; Giori, Nicholas J.; Mariano, Edward R.
• Is Part Of: A & A practice. Volume 10:Issue 5(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-03-01
• Subjects: Analgesia -- Periodicals; Analgesia -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; Anesthesiology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.9605
• DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000642
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2575-3126

Abstract

Abstract : Retained catheters are a rare but known complication of continuous peripheral nerve block. To date there have been several case reports of retained catheters but none that include longer-term follow-up of the patient experience and outcomes. Here, we present the case of a retained fascia iliaca catheter used for analgesia after total hip arthroplasty that fractured during removal and was ultimately never retrieved. The patient initially experienced paresthesias emanating from the site of continuous peripheral nerve block catheter placement, but these issues resolved completely over several weeks. No infectious or serious sequelae were encountered during 6 months of follow-up.