Clinical Study
Tunneling and Suture of Thoracic Epidural Catheters Decrease the Incidence of Catheter Dislodgement
Table 1
General data of study groups (tunneled versus taped).
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| Age years | 57 | 58 | | Gender male : female | 35 : 25 | 35 : 26 | | Duration of catheterization hours | 109 (±46) | 97 (±37) | < | Access of puncture (=) | | | | Midline | 38 | 44 | Paramedian | 22 | 17 | Level of puncture (=) | | | | High thoracic () | 7 | 10 | Mid thoracic () | 40 | 41 | Low thoracic () | 13 | 10 | Type of surgery (=) | | | | Thoracic | 7 | 9 | Abdominal | 44 | 37 | Urological | 8 | 15 | Combined | 1 | 0 |
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General data revealed no intergroup difference. Student’s -test, Fisher’s exact test, and Mann-Whitney test were used for statistical analysis.
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