Epidural Morphine Delivered by a Percutaneous Epidural Catheter for Outpatient Treatment of Cancer Pain

Tunneled Epidural Catheter Infections in Noncancer Pain: Increased Risk in Patients With Neuropathic Pain/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

“…[1][2][3] Tunneling is undertaken to improve the stability of the catheter for prolonged infusion and to hopefully decrease the risk of infection by allowing early detection. Two tunneled epidural catheter systems exist and include: 1) an externalized catheter system [4][5][6][7] ; and 2) an implanted subcutaneous catheter port system. 8,9 Potentially serious complications of long-term epidural catheterization can occur, the most dreaded being an epidural infection with subsequent abscess formation and possible spinal cord compression.…”