Placement of coiled catheters into the paravertebral space

Luyet, C; Meyer, C; Herrmann, G; Hatch, Gary; Ross, S; Eichenberger, U (2012). Placement of coiled catheters into the paravertebral space. Anaesthesia, 67(3), pp. 250-5. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06988.x

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There are conflicting results with regard to the use of catheter-based techniques for continuous paravertebral block. Local anaesthetic spread within the paravertebral space is limited and the clinical effect is often variable. Discrepancies between needle tip position and final catheter position can also be problematic. The aim of this proof-of-concept study was to assess the reliability of placing a newly developed coiled catheter in human cadavers. Sixty Tuohy needles and coiled catheters were placed under ultrasound guidance, three on each side of the thoracic vertebral column in 10 human cadavers. Computed tomography was used to assess needle tip and catheter tip locations. No catheter was misplaced into the epidural, pleural or prevertebral spaces. The mean (SD) distance between catheter tips and needle tips was 8.2 (4.9) mm. The median (IQR [range]) caudo-cephalad spread of contrast dye injectate through a subset of 20 catheters was 4 (4-5[3-8]) thoracic segments. All catheters were removed without incident. Precise paravertebral catheter placement can be achieved using ultrasound-guided placement of a coiled catheter.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Imaging 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine
UniBE Contributor:	Luyet, Cédric, Herrmann, Gudrun, Hatch, Gary, Ross, Steffen
ISSN:	0003-2409
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Language:	English
Submitter:	Jeannie Wurz
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:22
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:06
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06988.x
PubMed ID:	22321080
Web of Science ID:	000300046000008
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/7436 (FactScience: 212697)