Breakage of epidural catheters: A comparison of an arrow reinforced catheter and other nonreinforced catheters

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 246-248

  Asai, Takashi ^a   Yamamoto, Kei ^a   Hirose, Takuji ^a   Taguchi, Hitoshi ^a   Shingu, Koh ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035165518     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200101000-00048     Document Type: Article

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5. The mechanical properties of intact and traumatized epidural catheters
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7. Removal of tenacious epidural catheter
8. A simple method to retrieve irretrievable epidural catheters
9. Difficulty in the removal of an epidural catheter
10. Mishap with an epidural catheter