Table 4. Damaging Events in the Invasive Procedure-related Cases.
Damaging events | |
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Of the spine: neuraxial (n = 16) | |
Cervical epidural block | Pneumocephalus (1), high block/total spinal (1) |
Cervical root block | Intravascular injection (1) |
Lumbosacral epidural block | Intracranial hemorrhage (1), cerebral infarction (1), postdural puncture headache (2), meningitis (1), abscess (1), intravascular injection (1), sensorimotor deficit of unclear cause (3), pre-existing injury (1) |
Epiduroscopy | Meningitis (1), sensorimotor deficit of unclear cause (1) |
Of the spine: non-neuraxial (n =4) | |
Vertebroplasty | Pulmonary embolism (1), hematoma (1) |
Facet joint block | Needle trauma to the nerve (1), intravascular injection (1) |
Of the head and neck (n = 2) | |
IMS | Subdural hematoma (1) |
Prolotherapy | High block/total spinal (1) |
Of the upper extremities including shoulder (n = 2) | |
IMS | Pneumothorax (1) |
Suprascapular nerve block | Intravascular injection (1) |
Of the trunk (n = 3) | |
Intercostal nerve block | Dissatisfaction with the treatment outcomes (1) |
Psoas compartment block | Hemoperitoneum (1), renal hematoma (1) |
Of the lower extremities (n = 2) | |
Femoral nerve block | Hematoma (1) |
Intra-articular injection | Infection (1) |
Values indicate the number of cases.