Open AccessDecreased Tensile Strength of an Epidural Catheter During its Removal by Grasping with a Hemostat
Author(s) -
Isuta Nishio,
Masaki Sekiguchi,
Yasuhiko Aoyama,
Shingo Asano,
Akira Ono
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200107000-00041
Subject(s) - hemostat , medicine , catheter , ultimate tensile strength , surgery , anesthesia , composite material , materials science
Our case suggests that gripping an epidural catheter with a hemostat during the removal might result in accidental breakage of the catheter. To demonstrate the effect of the use of a hemostat, tensile strengths of catheters were measured while they were being held with either a stainless steel or rubber-sleeved hemostat.