Epidural catheter fixation: subcutaneous
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M. Tripathi; M. Pandey
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A method of fixing the epidural catheter by subcutaneous tunnelling and looping was devised. A prospective, randomised, double-blind, clinical trial was conducted in 68 adult patients, where postoperative pain relief was planned by thoracic epidural analgesia. In the tunnelled group (n = 34), the ep