The Cleveland Clinic Experience with Supraclavicular and Popliteal Ambulatory Nerve Catheters

Table 1

Supraclavicular and popliteal catheters.

Catheter type	Surgery site	Procedure	Age (y)	Sex	Duration (days)	Average; pain score^†	Infection	Pharmacologic; complication	Other; complications
Supraclavicular; 𝑁=769	Shoulder 498; Elbow 63; Arm 87; Wrist 88; Hand 33	Arthroplasty* 257; ORIF 128; Arthroscopy 148; Rotator cuff 87; Tendon repair 19; Other^‡ 130	57 [47, 66]	M 410; F 359	5 [4, 6]	2 [1, 4]	11 (1.4%)	22 (2.9%)	6 (0.8%)
Popliteal; 𝑁=290	Leg 16; Ankle 198; Foot 76	Arthrodesis 138; ORIF 69; Osteotomy 32; Arthroplasty 11; Other^§ 40	53 [41, 63]	M 103; F 187	5 [4, 7]	2 [1, 3]	2 (0.7%); Total: 1.2%	1 (0.3%); Total: 2.2%	0 (0%); Total: 0.6%

M: male; F: female.
Categorical variables are presented as number of patients.
Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range).
*“Arthroplasty” includes total and hemiarthroplasty.
†“Average pain score” is the time average of daily verbal pain scores (0–10) at telephone contact.
‡“Other” (𝑁<10 each) includes closed reduction, external fixation, exploration, debridement, hardware removal, nerve transposition, osteotomy, and arthrodesis.
§“Other” (𝑁<10 each) includes incision and drainage, Achilles’ tendon repair, and toe amputation.
ORIF: open reduction and internal fixation.