A radiological inquest to determine the destiny of ultrasound guided trans-muscular quadratus lumborum plane catheters.

Clicks: 467
ID: 43997
2019
Free PDF
Article Quality & Performance Metrics
Overall Quality
Not rated
Combines reader engagement with the AI quality analysis. This article has not been analysed, so there is no overall score — reader engagement is measured and shown alongside.
AI Quality Assessment
Not analyzed
Readership in this journal
Emerging

Ranked #5 of 17 articles by views in indian journal of anaesthesia

Most read Least read

Bar heights use a square-root scale.

Mint this article as an NFT
Not yet minted

Create a permanent, verifiable on-chain record of this article on the Scimatic Network. The NFT is held in your Journament account, and you can withdraw it to your own wallet at any time.

5 SUSD one-off · no wallet required
Sign in to mint
Abstract
After a quadratus lumborum (QL) block, the course of QL plane catheter is unpredictable. This case series discusses the course and fate of trans-muscular QL catheters by following and discussing the contrast spread through the fascial planes. Intrao-peratively, the catheters were tracked by the surgeons and were checked for integrity of anterior thoracolumbar fascia (ATLF) by injecting sterile 0.9% saline. The ATLF was intact upon injection and there was cephalad and medial saline spread with slight bulging of ATLF. On day 3 after written informed consent from all patients, computed tomography (CT) contrast studies were performed. Post-operative contrast spread was variable and was visualised in transversus abdominis plane, QL plane, lower thoracic paravertebral space, inter-vertebral foramina and anterior epidural space. CT contrast images demonstrated a variable spread. In conclusion, injection in ATLF of QL can spread along the path of least resistance and is unpredictable.
Reference Key
diwan2019aindian Use this key to autocite in the manuscript while using SciMatic Manuscript Manager or Thesis Manager
Authors Diwan, Sandeep;Kulkarni, Medha;Kulkarni, Narendra;Nair, Abhijit;
Journal indian journal of anaesthesia
Year 2019
DOI
10.4103/ija.IJA_333_19
URL
http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2019;volume=63;issue=8;spage=667;epage=670;aulast=Diwan
Keywords
surgery ultrasound analgesia nerve block contrast postoperative quadratus lumborum regional anaesthesia

Citations

No citations found. To add a citation, contact the admin at info@scimatic.org

Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment on this article.