Tunneling and Suture of Thoracic Epidural Catheters Decrease the Incidence of Catheter Dislodgement

<table>Comparison of analgesic quality by means of NRS (numeric rating scale). TS tunneled and sutured (“tunneled”); AT adhesive tape (“taped”). All data are presented as median. The total number of interviewed patients at different times is presented at the bottom of the graph. Not all patients were present at the time of the ward round.</table>

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Figure 4: Tunneling and Suture of Thoracic Epidural Catheters Decrease the Incidence of Catheter Dislodgement 