Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Lu Fan Cai

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• Research Article
  Fluoroscopy Study of Peripheral Nerve Block Catheter Tip Movement–Its Clinical Implication in Guiding Catheter Adjustment
  Author(s): Jiabin Liu, Lu Fan Cai and Nabil Elkassabany Jiabin Liu, Lu Fan Cai and Nabil Elkassabany
  
  Background: Continuous peripheral nerve block catheter has been widely used clinically.A small percentage of catheters usually need adjustment after placement.However, there is no study on how to adjust catheter in the literature. Methods: Twelve fresh pork legs were randomly allocated into one of two groups, perineural catheter advanced 5 cm or less beyond needle tip (N=6), or more than 5 cm beyond needle tip (N=6). For both groups, ultrasound guided sciatic nerve block was performed with the “in-plane” approach.The anatomic landmarks and the locations of the sciatic nerve block equate to the Labat approach in humans. Thirty milliliter of normal saline was used to dissect the epineuron space before threading 20G soft non-stimulating catheter. The catheter was pulled back in onecentimeter increments at the level of the skin while the location of the tip of the catheter was.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000318

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