Open AccessOcclusion of the Ascenda Catheter in a Patient with Pump Twiddler’s Sydrome: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Jianning Shao,
Leonardo A. Frizon,
André G. Machado,
Keith E. McKee,
François Béthoux,
J. Ted Hartman,
Sean J. Nagel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anesthesiology and pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.438
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2228-7531
pISSN - 2228-7523
DOI - 10.5812/aapm.65312
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , spasticity , surgery , occlusion , complication , stroke (engine) , baclofen , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , receptor , engineering , agonist
Although catheter occlusions have subsided since the approval of the Ascenda catheter, pump twiddler's syndrome remains a risk factor for this complication. This is the first report describing this syndrome in a patient with the Ascenda catheter.
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