Controlled Suction with Venous Catheter Irrigation in Neurosurgery: A Cost Effective Technique

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• 作者：Manas Panigrahi¹ ; ^{manaspanigrahi@live.com} ; Manoranjitha Kumari¹ ; Sudhindra Vooturi²
• 关键词：Cost-effective ; Irrigation ; Neurosurgery ; Suction
• 刊名：World Neurosurgery
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：97
• 期：Complete
• 页码：284-286
• 全文大小：1074 K
• 卷排序：97

文摘

Keeping the operating field clean and visible is an important technique in neurosurgery. Continuous irrigation-suction (IS) of the surgical field is currently often done using devices available that are expensive and demand technical proficiency. We report a simple method of continuous IS using a widely available central venous catheter and a controlled suction cannula.MethodsWe used a controlled suction cannula attached to a central suction system. A single lumen central venous catheter is passed through the keyhole of a controlled suction cannula, which is connected to a continuous irrigation system.ResultsThe operative field was clean throughout the procedure, obviating the need for an assisting surgeon to irrigate into the deep operating field and, hence, reducing the duration of surgery.ConclusionsThe proposed IS system could be surgeon friendly, easily manageable, yet cost-effective and efficient.