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dc.contributor.authorBurstal Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorWegener Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorHayes Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorLantry Gen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-14T02:06:53Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-14T02:06:53Z-
dc.date.issued1998-04-
dc.identifier.citation26(2):147-51en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11055/826-
dc.description.abstractThe use of subcutaneous tunnelling to prevent movement of epidural catheters was examined in a prospective controlled trial. There were 113 patients in the standard group and 100 in the tunnelled group. The groups were similar with respect to age, sex and weight. There were 176 thoracic catheters, and 37 lumbar catheters. Mean duration of catheterization in the tunnelled group was 3.5 +/- 1.3 days and in the standard group, 3.1 +/- 1.5 days. In total, 60 catheters moved significantly from their initial position: 17 (28%) moved inwards and 43 (72%) moved outwards. 159 catheters were still functioning at the time of their removal, 76 standard and 83 tunnelled. This represents 67 and 83% of the two groups respectively. Subcutaneous tunnelling was shown to prevent clinically significant inwards (P = 0.043) and outwards (P = 0.0005) movement of epidural catheters and is more likely to result in a functional epidural blockade at the time of catheter removal (P = 0.0084).en_US
dc.subjectprospective studiesen_US
dc.subjectcatheterizationen_US
dc.subjectcathetersen_US
dc.subjectAnaesthesia, epiduralen_US
dc.titleSubcutaneous tunnelling of epidural catheters for postoperative analgesia to prevent accidental dislodgement: a randomized controlled trial.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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dc.identifier.journaltitleAnaesthesia and intensive careen_US
dc.description.pubmedurihttps://aaic-net-au.ezproxy.anzca.edu.au/document/?D=1997290en_US
dc.type.studyortrialClinical Trialen_US
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