Lumbar Drain Tunneling: A Safe Two-Needle Technique

Lumbar drain catheter insertion for prolonged periods of time is necessary in a myriad of neurosurgical patients which entails its tunneling. We describe a safe and simple technique of catheter insertion and tunneling using two Tuohy needles instead of one, which prevents unintentional catheter dama...

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Main Authors: Srinivas Deepti, Halesh Ashwini, Keshavan Venkatesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1692593