Open AccessOcclusion of multi-holed catheters used in continuous wound infusion in open gynecologic surgery: A pathological study
Author(s) -
Keisuke Shimizu,
Takashi Hoshi,
Tatsuo Iijima
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_709_19
Subject(s) - medicine , embolus , catheter , fibrin , occlusion , surgery , anesthesia , immunology
Continuous wound infusion (CWI) with local anesthetics is useful as a method of pain management after abdominal surgery. However, there have been no studies regarding the obstruction of multi-holed catheters in this application.