Decreased tensile strength of an epidural catheter during its removal by grasping with a hemostat.
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.
Nishio
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I
Department of Anesthesia, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan. nishio+@pitt.edu
Sekiguchi
M
M
Aoyama
Y
Y
Asano
S
S
Ono
A
A
D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001697:Biomedical and Dental Materials; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery
D001697:Biomedical and Dental Materials