@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Vivian H. Y. Ip, Jaasmit Khurana, Niels-Erik Jacobsen, Adrian S. Fairey, Rakesh V. Sondekoppam},
TITLE = {How I Do It: Technical report on surgically-initiated rectus sheath catheter using catheter-over-needle assembly},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {28},
YEAR = {2021},
NUMBER = {5},
PAGES = {10871--10873},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v28n5/60273},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Development of chronic postsurgical pain following major 
abdominal or pelvic surgeries is increasingly recognized. 
Multimodal analgesia including regional anesthesia such 
as rectus sheath block is growing in popularity. While 
the literature mainly describes ultrasound-guided rectus 
sheath blocks, there are many advantages to surgicallyinitiated rectus sheath catheter performed at the end of 
surgery. In this technical description, we describe the rationale and technique of surgical insertion of rectus 
sheath catheters following major urologic surgery 
with midline incision which is routinely performed by 
urologists at our institution. Furthermore, we would 
like to highlight the type of catheter used during rectus 
sheath catheter insertion, namely the catheter-overneedle assembly. It is simple to insert while minimizes 
complications such as local anesthetic leakage at the 
insertion site causing dressing disruption and premature 
catheter dislodgement, as the catheter-over-needle 
assembly fits snugly with the skin after insertion.},
DOI = {}
}