Incidence et prévention des complications sévères liées à la péridurale

Epidural anaesthesia may induce spinal cord compression due to the development of an epidural haematoma or an abscess, or needle related trauma of the spinal cord. The incidence of severe complications is very low ranging between three and 17/100 000 in surgical practice and 0.5/100 000 in obstetrics. Each kind of complication can be at least partly prevented by measures applied during epidural performance and catheter placement.