Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Fluoroscopic-guided Lumbar Subarachnoid Drain Placement: A Technical Report
Authors' conclusion
With over 175 successful placements, this experience emphasizes the value of real-time imaging for obtaining accurate needle and catheter placement, reducing adverse outcomes, and streamlining integration into operating room flow.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing vascular and cardiac surgeries (major endovascular and open aortic repairs) needing prophylactic lumbar subarachnoid drains to prevent spinal cord ischemiaover 175 successful placements
- Outcome
- Fluoroscopic-guided lumbar drain placement programme
- Follow-up
- Over 6 years
Methodological detailssingle-centre, institutional experience
- Single-centre
- Institutional experience
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Over 175 successful placements
- Refined approach and protocols reduced traumatic placements and case cancellations
- Fluoroscopic guidance especially useful in complex anatomies (prior spine surgery, anatomical variances, obesity)
Original publication
Fluoroscopic-guided Lumbar Subarachnoid Drain Placement: A Technical Report. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 30 August 2024. doi:10.
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