[Cardiorespiratory failure caused by delayed dural perforation].
The epidural administration of drugs is today a common approach to chronic pain therapy. Many patients benefit from this therapeutic modality. However, the more extensively this method is used, the bigger are the number of reported complications. In this case we describe a time-delayed dural tap and a secondary respiratory arrest on a patient with an epidural cervical catheter for treatment of a postherpetic neuralgia.
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