%0 Journal Article
%T A Short Report of the First Use of Catheter-over-Needle System (Contiplex<sup>&reg;</sup>C) for Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Placement in Children in the UK
%A Shu Ying Lee
%A Peter C. Murphy
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 1
%N 3
%P 1-5
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2014
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1100723
%X Continuous peripheral nerve blocks (CPNB) are
gaining popularity in paediatric practice owing to its superiority over
neuraxial blocks in terms of side effects. The advent of ultrasound and
development of new materials have made CPNBs feasible even in children,
facilitating early ambulation, effective and prolonged post-operative
analgesia. The usual perineural catheter sets we have used are ˇ°ca- theter
through needleˇ± types. The inability to fix and locate the catheter position
after threading through and removing the block needle was the biggest problem.
We describe a first use of the ˇ°ca- theter-over-needleˇ± system (Contiplex<sup>&reg;</sup>C) developed by BBraun, in a series of 7 children. Its features were
evaluated by 5 paediatric anaesthetists who routinely do CPNBs using the former
system.
%K Peripheral Nerve Block
%K Catheter
%K Paediatric
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3098174