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- Title
Cervical catheter placement for intrathecal baclofen test dose: is it safe?
- Authors
Muquit, Samiul; Ughratdar, Ismail; Ingale, Harshal; Vloeberghs, Michael
- Abstract
Introduction: Intrathecal baclofen testing is usually performed via a catheter inserted at the lumbar spine. However, in patients with scoliosis, the distorted anatomy and bone fusion from corrective spinal surgery obviates access at the lumbar spine. Patients and methods: We report a method for inserting the intrathecal catheter via a posterior cervical approach and discuss our outcome. We describe our experience in 20 patients in whom intrathecal baclofen test catheter was inserted at the lower cervical spine. Data was collected prospectively. Discussion: The procedure was successful in all 20 patients. There were no complications as a result of surgery or from baclofen test dose administration via a cervical catheter. Of the 20 patients, 15 went on to have baclofen pump implantation via a cervical catheter. In one patient, subsequent pump implantation procedure was unsuccessful due to presence of extradural scar tissue. In the remaining four patients pump implantation was declined due impending corrective spinal surgery or social reasons. Conclusion: Our experience shows that low cervical catheter insertion for administration of a test dose of intrathecal baclofen and feasible and safe to perform via the method described.
- Subjects
VASCULAR catheters; SCOLIOSIS treatment; SPINAL surgery; BACLOFEN; SURGERY; EQUIPMENT &; supplies
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2012, Vol 28, Issue 6, p919
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-012-1711-2