Tunneling and suture of thoracic epidural catheters decrease the incidence of catheter dislodgement

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Sellmann, Timur ^a   Bierfischer, Victoria ^a   Schmitz, Andrea ^a   Weiss, Martin ^a   Rabenalt, Stefanie ^a   Mackenzie, Colin ^a   Kienbaum, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATHETER DISLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TUNNELING AND SUTURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SUTURE;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SUTURES;

EID: 84929054442     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/610635     Document Type: Article

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