Major interest in our investigation is to find out whether distinct fixation techniques influence catheter dislocation and/ or incidence of local inflammation. A systematic comparison of two different fixation techniques with regard to catheter location, analgetic potential and signs of local inflammation will be conducted. To ensure identical patients groups allocation will be strictly randomized. Furthermore, both patient groups will receive identical pain medication via the peridural catheter in situ. All catheter tips will be screened microbiologically after removal.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
140
Heinrich Heine University, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Anaesthesiology
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Changes in catheter position
Difference in catheter position between day of insertion and day of removal, measured in mm between catheter tip and skin niveau
Time frame: 4-6 days
Secondary variables
Analgetic quality, incidence of catheter contamination, signs of local inflammmation and microbiological eamination of the catheter after removal
Time frame: 4-6 days
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