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A Modified Method for Intrathecal Catheterization in Rats
Published on: February 14, 2025
[Case Report: Failed epidural puncture for insertion of a catheter]
Judith Giest1, Jochen Strauss, Klaus Schaarschmidt
1Oberärztin der Klinik für Anästhesie, perioperative Medizin und Schmerztherapie, Helios-Klinikum Berlin-Buch. judith.giest@helios-kliniken.de
Abstract:
We report on a failed epidural puncture for insertion of a catheter during chest wall correction by the minimally invasive procedure according to Nuss in a 16-year-old boy. After insertion of the catheter without any problem and establishment of a symmetrical thoracic analgesia and initiation of general anaesthesia, the catheter was surprisingly observed in the thoracic cavity upon insertion of the endoscopic camera. The catheter was then withdrawn under vision and the operation continued without any further incidents.
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