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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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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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