Key result
In 10 patients receiving postoperative epidural analgesia, the catheter remained in position in 7, moved outwards in 1, and inwards in 2, without any loss of epidural function.
Observational (n=10)
No
Epidural catheters may migrate inwards or outwards during postoperative analgesia, highlighting the need for careful positioning and fixation.
Migration without functional loss in this small series; leaves open optimal fixation techniques for prospective study.
A Study was undertaken to determine the direction of catheter migration in 1 O patients who had epidural analgesia tor postoperative pain relief. in 7 patients the catheter had not moved from its position at siting, in one it had moved outwards and in 2, inwards. in nane of the patients studied did the epidural cease to function because the catheter had migrated completely out of the epidural space.
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Tahtacı et al. (1991) conducted an observational in Postoperative pain (n=10). Epidural catheterization for analgesia was evaluated on Direction of epidural catheter migration. In 10 patients receiving postoperative epidural analgesia, the catheter remained in position in 7, moved outwards in 1, and inwards in 2, without any loss of epidural function.
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