Anesth Analg 2001;92:246-248
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
Breakage of Epidural Catheters: A Comparison of an Arrow Reinforced Catheter and Other Nonreinforced Catheters
Takashi Asai, MD, PhD,
Kei Yamamoto, MD,
Takuji Hirose, MD,
Hitoshi Taguchi, MD, and
Koh Shingu, MD
Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
Address correspondence and reprint request to Takashi Asai, Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, 10-15 Fumizono-cho, Moriguchi City, 570-8507, Osaka, Japan. Address e-mail to asait{at}takii.kmu.ac.jp
Implications: Although breakage of an epidural catheter is rare, our ex vivo study suggests that compared with three other epidural catheters, the Arrow catheter is more likely to stretch and break. The segment between the 7- and 8-cm marks may be an area especially vulnerable to breakage.
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