2023
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-254058
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Epidural analgesia and tattoos: a modified technique to minimise risks and improve safety

Carla Retroz-Marques,
Ana Filipa Albuquerque Correia,
Acilio Marques
et al.

Abstract: A healthy young woman with a sizeable lumbar tattoo was admitted to the delivery room in active labour at full-term gestation. She was experiencing strong, painful contractions and anxiety, concerned about the possible risks of receiving an epidural through a tattoo. Although there is little published evidence to suggest complications of performing an epidural through a tattoo, some studies report ‘tissue coring phenomenon’. The anaesthesiology team informed the patient of the risks inherent in a traditional e… Show more

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