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ArticleInterventional pain medicine2026

International Pain and Spine Intervention Society Emergency Protocols: Intradural or Intrathecal Local Anesthetic Injection.

Ameet S Nagpal, Stephan Klessinger, Patrick H Waring, Byron J Schneider

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Article in Interventional pain medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ameet S NagpalMedical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, SC, USA.
Stephan KlessingerNeurochirurgie Biberach, Biberach, Germany.
Patrick H WaringPain Intervention Center, Metairie, LA, USA.
Byron J SchneiderDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This protocol reviews unintentional intradural or intrathecal injection during epidural procedures and the potentially serious neurologic and cardiopulmonary consequences that may result. It explains the importance of recognizing abnormal contrast flow patterns and using multiplanar fluoroscopic imaging to avoid inadvertent needle placement and/or anesthetic administration. Emergency management includes stopping the procedure, initiating airway and cardiovascular support as needed, neurologic monitoring, and prolonged observation until the anesthetic effects resolve.

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EmergenciesEmergency protocolInterventional pain proceduresIntradural injectionIntrathecal injectionRisk mitigation

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PMID42290900
PMCPMC13262147

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