A simple method to measure compartment pressures using an intravenous catheter.
biomechanical · Level V
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Abstract
A simple method was investigated to measure compartment pressures using 16-ga intravenous catheters with or without side ports attached by arterial line tubing to a pressure transducer. Pressure measurements from the experimental catheters were within 4 mm Hg of the slit catheter for 99% of all readings, and pressure measurements from the Stryker device were within 5 mm Hg of the slit catheter for 95% of all readings. The addition of one or two side ports to the experimental catheters did not alter the pressure readings. This method is comparable in accuracy to the slit catheter and in simplicity to the Stryker device.
Medical subject headings
- Catheterization
- Compartment Syndromes
- Orthopedics