CATHETER SYSTEMS FOR INTRATHECAL DRUG-DELIVERY

被引:84
作者
PENN, RD
YORK, MM
PAICE, JA
机构
[1] Department of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, Rush-Presbyterian-SLMC, Chicago, IL 60612
关键词
CATHETER IMPLANT SYSTEM; INTRATHECAL DRUG INFUSION; BACLOFEN; DRUG DELIVERY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; COMPLICATIONS;
D O I
10.3171/jns.1995.83.2.0215
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
A prospective study of intrathecal catheter reliability was performed at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. ALL 102 patients who had baclofen administered chronically for spasticity via an implanted drug pump were included. Sixty percent of the patients had no catheter complications; the remaining patients had one to five complications over their course of treatment. Survival analysis demonstrated a steady rate of malfunction up to 80 months, with the mean time to first failure recorded at 20 months. Kinks, holes, breaks, dislodgments, and disconnections were the most common complications. On the basis of their research the authors conclude that the thin-walled silastic catheter does not perform well and that larger, thick-walled catheters should be used.
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