Lumbar Drain Tunneling: A Safe Two-Needle Technique

Srinivas Deepti; Halesh Ashwini; Keshavan Venkatesh

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1692593

Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2021; 08(01): 069-070
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692593

Technical Note

Lumbar Drain Tunneling: A Safe Two-Needle Technique

Srinivas Deepti

¹Division of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Halesh Ashwini

²Division of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care, Sagar Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Keshavan Venkatesh

¹Division of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Abstract

Lumbar drain catheter insertion for prolonged periods of time is necessary in a myriad of neurosurgical patients which entails its tunneling. We describe a safe and simple technique of catheter insertion and tunneling using two Tuohy needles instead of one, which prevents unintentional catheter damage during the procedure.

Keywords

lumbar drain - lumbar drain tunneling - Tuohy needle

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