Cope drainage catheter: adding side holes without cutting the retention thread.
The retention thread of the Cope loop drainage catheter may be accidentally broken when additional side holes are cut into the catheter. We describe a simple technique of adding side holes which avoids this frustrating and expensive problem.
Gibney
R G
RG
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Fache
J S
JS
Becker
C D
CD
Burhenne
J
J
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans