What are the infection rates for StimuCath?
Arrow is not aware of any documented cases of infection with use of the StimuCath. However, Arrow does recommend the use of aseptic technique and proper skin preparation which reduces the chance of bacterial colonization on the catheter. Documented sources indicate that bacterial colonization can occur with continuous peripheral nerve block catheters. However, these cases rarely lead to infection due to the short indwell time of the catheters. For more information, please reference the following document: Philipe C., Ripart J., Lalourcey L., Veyrat E., L’Hermite J., et al. “The Continuous Femoral Nerve Block Catheter for Postoperative Analgesia: Bacterial Colonization, Infectious Rate and Adverse Effects”. Anesthesia & Analgesia 93 (2001) 1045-9.
