This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Auguste, L. J. Articles by Chardayoyne, R. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Auguste, L. J. Articles by Chardayoyne, R. Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Totally Implantable Indwelling Catheter System— Alternative Techniques of Insertion

From the Deprtment of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY and State University of New York (Stony Brook) Stony Brook, NY

Rashmae Chardayoyne

From the Deprtment of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY and State University of New York (Stony Brook) Stony Brook, NY

Totally implantable indwelling venous catheter systems represent a major advantage for patients requiring frequent or prolonged venous accesses. These catheters are usually inserted via the cephalic vein. When this approach is not feasible, alternative venous sites include the subscapular vein, the external jug ular vein, the subclavian vein by direct puncture, the internal jugular vein by direct puncture and the saphenous vein. These techniques are herein reported to help the surgeon faced in the operating room with a difficult venous catheter placement.

Angiology, Vol. 36, No. 10, 715-719 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978503601003


CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?