From: Risk factors for bacterial catheter colonization in regional anaesthesia
Localization | Total number of catheters | Duration of catheter use (days) | Not colonized n (%) | Colonized n (%) | Colonized and local infectious signs; n (%) |
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Epidural catheter (C6/7 - T2/3) | 29 | 6 (5 / 8) | 29 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Epidural catheter (T3/4 - T 12/L1) | 59 | 4 (3 / 6) | 51 (86.4%) | 8 (13.6%) | 4 (6.8%) |
Epidural catheter (L1/2 - L4/5) | 8 | 4 (3 / 6) | 7 (87.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) |
Paravertebral catheter (level T3 - T8) | 4 | 1 (1 / 3) | 4 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Psoas compartment | 5 | 4 (3 / 4) | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (20%) |
Posterior sciatic (gluteal) | 1 | 2 | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Distal sciatic (popliteal) | 1 | 2 | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Anterior sciatic (proximal) | 7 | 2 (1 / 3) | 4 (57.1%) | 3 (42.9%) | 1 (14.3%) |
Femoral nerve | 68 | 3 (1 / 3) | 50 (73.5%) | 18 (26.5%) | 10 (14.7%) |
Interscalene plexus | 9 | 2 (1 / 3) | 8 (88.9%) | 1 (11.1%) | 1 (11.1%) |
Infraclavicular plexus | 5 | 3 (2 / 6) | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (20%) |
Axillary plexus | 2 | 3 (1 / 4) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Total | 198 | 3 (2 / 5) | 151 (83.3%) | 33 (16.7%) | 18 (9.1%) |