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KMID : 0378020070500090042
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New Medical Journal
2007 Volume.50 No. 9 p.42 ~ p.46
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Study of the Effect of Bacterial Filter in Epidural Catheter
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Chung Eun-Yong
Yoon Jun-Rho
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Abstract
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Background: Epidural anesthesia is widely used for surgical operation and postoperative pain management. The potential infection due to the epidural catheter is a definite hazard of epidural anesthesia. Therefore, we investigated the effect of bacterial filter in prevention of infection due to the epidural catheter.
Methods: Patients scheduled for transabdominal hysterectomy were assigned to two groups by simple randomization (50 patients per group). All catheters were placed in the 2nd and 3rd lumbar epidural space. Received injections by the epidural catheter with a bacterial filter and group B received injections by the epidural catheter without a bacterial filter. The infection rate in the tips of epidural catheter left for 3 days were compared between the two groups.
Results: There were no significant difference in infection rate between two groups.
Conclusions: A bacterial filter of the epidural catheter for surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia dose not prevent all kinds of infection in epidural anesthesia.
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KEYWORD
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Epidural catheter, Filter, Infection
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