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

Timur Sellmann Victoria BierfischerAndrea SchmitzMartin WeissStefanie RabenaltColin MacKenziePeter Kienbaum

Published in: TheScientificWorldJournal (2014)

Thorough fixation of EC by tunneling and suturing decreases the incidence and extent of dislocation and potentially even that of bacterial contamination.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
risk factors
risk assessment
minimally invasive
health risk
human health
heavy metals