Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2767224 | Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The knotting of peripheral nerve catheters is a relatively uncommon phenomenon, occurring in only 0.13% of patients. However, because the use of perineural catheters has increased within anesthesia practice, clinicians may begin to encounter these complications with greater frequency. Practitioners should be aware of surgical alternatives, including guided-fluoroscopic techniques, when simple catheter traction or tension proves unsuccessful at the patient bedside.
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Abram H. M.D., James R. M.D.,