Open AccessAdvancement of epidural catheter from lumbar to thoracic space in children: Comparison between 18G and 23G catheters
Author(s) -
Dalim Kumar Baidya,
Dilip Pawar,
Maya Dehran,
Arun Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.92429
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , lumbar , anesthesia , epidural space , surgery , fentanyl , bupivacaine
Lumbar-to-thoracic advancement of epidural catheter is a safe alternative to direct thoracic placement in children. In this prospective randomized study, success rate of advancement of two different types and gauges of catheter from lumbar-to-thoracic space were studied.