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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-0390</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica del Uruguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Méd. Urug.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-0390</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sindicato Médico del Uruguay]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-03902022000201703</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29193/rmu.38.2.11</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Catéter epidural seccionado: reporte de un caso y revisión de literatura]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Sectioned epidural catheter: a case report and review of literature]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Ruptura de cateter epidural: relato de caso e revisão da literatura]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santiago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Agustín]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez de Palleja]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martín]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dentella]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lorena]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,UDELAR Facultad de Medicina Hospital de la Mujer]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,UDELAR Facultad de Medicina Hospital de la Mujer]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<lpage>e703</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-03902022000201703&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-03902022000201703&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-03902022000201703&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La ruptura y retención de un fragmento de catéter peridural es una complicación poco frecuente de la analgesia epidural. Si bien generalmente requiere una conducta expectante con evolución sin mayores complicaciones, su importancia está dada por la escasa evidencia en cuanto al manejo, teniendo en cuenta que puede derivar en una intervención neuroquirúrgica, con sus riesgos y complicaciones. Exponemos el caso de una paciente que tuvo como complicación la ruptura y retención de un fragmento de catéter peridural durante la colocación del mismo para analgesia del parto.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary: Rupture and retention of an epidural catheter fragment is a rare complication of epidural analgesia. Although it generally requires expectant management and evolves without major complications, the event is important given the lack of evidence regarding treatment and considering it can lead to a neurosurgical intervention, what involves risks and complications. The study describes the case of a patient whose complication was the rupture and retention of a fragment of an epidural catheter during labor analgesia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: A ruptura e retenção de um fragmento de cateter epidural é uma complicação rara da analgesia epidural. Embora geralmente exija uma gestão expectante com evolução sem grandes complicações, a importância é dada pela escassa evidência relativa ao manejo, considerando que pode levar à uma intervenção neurocirúrgica, com os correspondentes riscos e complicações. Apresentamos o caso de uma paciente cuja complicação foi a ruptura e retenção de um fragmento de cateter epidural durante sua colocação para analgesia do parto.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Analgesia obstétrica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Catéter epidural]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Reporte de caso]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Analgesia, obstetrical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Epidural catheter]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Case report]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Analgesia obstétrica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Cateter epidural]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Relato de caso]]></kwd>
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