Peripheral nerve catheters in children : an analysis of safety and practice patterns from the pediatric regional anesthesia network (PRAN)

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BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve catheters (PNCs) are used with increasing frequency in children. Although adult studies have demonstrated safety with this technique, there have been few safety studies in children. The main objective of the current investigation was to examine the incidence of PNC complications in children undergoing surgery.

METHODS: This is an observational, multi-institutional study using the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network (PRAN) database. Data pertaining to PNCs were entered prospectively into a secure, online database by each participating centre. Patient characteristics, anatomic location, localization techniques, medications used, and complications were recorded for each catheter. All complications and any sequelae were followed until resolution.

RESULTS: There were 2074 PNCs included in the study. 251 adverse events and complications were recorded, resulting in an overall incidence (95% CI) of complications of 12.1% (10.7-13.5%). The most common complications were catheter malfunction, block failure, infection, and vascular puncture. There were no reports of persistent neurologic problems, serious infection, or local anaesthetic systemic toxicity, resulting in an estimated incidence (95% CI) of 0.04% (0.001-0.2%). Patients who developed an infection had used the catheters for a greater number of days, median (IQR) of 4.5 (3-7) days compared with 3 (1-3) days in the patients who did not develop an infection, P<0.0001.

CONCLUSIONS: Our data support the safety of placing PNCs in children, with adverse event rates similar to adult studies. Catheter problems are common, yet minor, in severity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

British journal of anaesthesia - 115(2015), 3 vom: 24. Sept., Seite 457-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Walker, B J [VerfasserIn]
Long, J B [VerfasserIn]
De Oliveira, G S [VerfasserIn]
Szmuk, P [VerfasserIn]
Setiawan, C [VerfasserIn]
Polaner, D M [VerfasserIn]
Suresh, S [VerfasserIn]
PRAN Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Lynn [Sonstige Person]
Bosenberg, Adrian [Sonstige Person]
Anderson, Corrie [Sonstige Person]
Flack, Sean [Sonstige Person]
Polaner, David [Sonstige Person]
Taenzer, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Suresh, Santhanam [Sonstige Person]
Sawardaker, Amod [Sonstige Person]
Long, Justin [Sonstige Person]
Krane, Elliot [Sonstige Person]
Ramarmurthi, R J [Sonstige Person]
Szmuk, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Lozano, Sarah [Sonstige Person]
Boretsky, Karen [Sonstige Person]
Sethna, Navil [Sonstige Person]
Jain, Ranu [Sonstige Person]
Matuszczak, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Lam, Nicholas [Sonstige Person]
Peterson, Tim [Sonstige Person]
Dillow, Jennifer [Sonstige Person]
Power, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Nguyen, Kim [Sonstige Person]
Glass, Nancy [Sonstige Person]
Pineda, Jorge [Sonstige Person]
Bhalla, Tarun [Sonstige Person]
Vanzillotta, Pedro Paulo [Sonstige Person]
Walker, Benjamin [Sonstige Person]
Castro, Chandra [Sonstige Person]
Spisak, Kristen [Sonstige Person]
Shah, Aali [Sonstige Person]
DelPizzo, Kathryn [Sonstige Person]
Dong, Naomi [Sonstige Person]
Yalamanchili, Vidya [Sonstige Person]
Sathyamoorthy, Madhankumar [Sonstige Person]
Ohkawa, Susumu [Sonstige Person]
Usljebrka, Helga [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Analgesia
Catheter
Children
Complication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Nerve
Observational Study
Paediatrics
Pain
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.11.2015

Date Revised 18.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/bja/aev220

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM251183769