title: A novel suture method to place and adjust peripheral nerve catheters.
abstract: We have developed a peripheral nerve catheter, attached to a needle, which works like an adjustable suture. We used in-plane ultrasound guidance to place 45 catheters close to the femoral, saphenous, sciatic and distal tibial nerves in cadaver legs. We displaced catheters after their initial placement and then attempted to return them to their original positions. We used ultrasound to evaluate the initial and secondary catheter placements and the spread of injectate around the nerves. In 10 cases, we confirmed catheter position by magnetic resonance imaging. We judged 43/45 initial placements successful and 42/43 secondary placements successful by ultrasound, confirmed in 10/10 cases by magnetic resonance imaging.
authors: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nordsjaellands Hospital and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Rothe
authors: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nordsjaellands Hospital and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Steen-Hansen
authors: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nordsjaellands Hospital and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Madsen
authors: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nordsjaellands Hospital and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: L H
authors: LH
authors: Lundstrøm
authors: Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Heimburger
authors: Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet and Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: K E
authors: KE
authors: Jensen
authors: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nordsjaellands Hospital and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: K H W
authors: KH
authors: Lange
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D057785:Catheters; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional