Treatment of Low Back Pain and Sciatica by Local Anesthetic Injection through Epidural Catheter in Pregnant Woman

Author: Jiseob KIM ¹ ; Hyo-jin LEE ; Najeong HA ; Insu KIM ; Kibeom PARK
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1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Publication Type:Case Report
From:Keimyung Medical Journal 2021;40(2):125-128
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Lower back pain and sciatica are common symptoms in pregnancy. Treatment options for these conditions include physical therapy, medication, interventional treatment, and surgery. This case report involved a 32 weeks pregnant woman, who visited the emergency room with a three day history of lower back and right leg pain and a visual analogue scale (VAS) score of 9 - 10. Spinal computed tomography revealed lumbar 4/5 and 5/S1 disc protrusions. An epidural catheter was placed around the L3/4 vertebrae, and 6 ml of 0.15% ropivacaine was administered for pain control. Subsequently, her VAS score reduced to 2 - 3 and she was discharged five days later.