Research Article

The Cleveland Clinic Experience with Supraclavicular and Popliteal Ambulatory Nerve Catheters

Table 2

Infectious complications.

AgeSexCatheterDuration (days)SymptomsTreatmentComorbidities

42FPopliteal4Swelling and drainageResolved with catheter removalThigh abscess

61FSC2Redness and swellingResolved with catheter removalHyperlipidemia

52MSC13Redness and tendernessInstructed to remove the catheter and see his surgeon, symptoms resolved with no intervention Hypertension, DM

76FSC4Redness and swellingResolved with catheter removalSteroid treatment

43FSC2Redness and swellingResolved with catheter removalHypertension, hyperlipidemia

35FSC4Redness and swellingResolved with catheter removalAnemia

38MSC3Blisters underneath the dressing, redness at the insertion site Catheter removed in ED, symptoms were resolved within 2 daysNone

46MSC5Redness and tendernessResolved with catheter removalHypertension, DM, seizures

56 MSC7Redness, swelling, and tendernessResolved with catheter removalNone

63FSC3Redness and purulent dischargeRemoved in ED, one dose of IV daptomycin, and oral linezolidGastritis, irritable bowel syndrome

60 FSc5Blisters underneath the dressing and rednessResolved with catheter removalNone

45FPopliteal6Redness and tendernessResolved with catheter removalHypertension, DM

63MSC4Redness, swelling at the site, nodule 1 inch from the siteCT Of the neck in ED showed no fluid collection, no antibiotics, symptoms resolved within few daysCRPS, hypertension, chronic renal disease, seizures,

SC: supraclavicular catheter; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM: diabetes mellitus; CT: computerized tomography; CRPS: complex regional pain syndrome; ED: emergency department.