ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Central venous access
;
Tunnelling
;
Double catheterization
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Two central venous catheters were inserted into the subclavian or internal jugular vein using a single puncture and tunnelled with two different subcutaneous pathways in 32 critically ill patients; 15 of them underwent this procedure immediately after a tracheostomy. The procedure was carried out without significant technical difficulties. Separate removal of one of the catheters was performed easily in 5 cases. Cultures were positive in 21% of 42 catheters from 21 patients; Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated from 7 catheters. Separate tunnelling of two central venous lines inserted via a single venipuncture can be used in critically ill patients needing multiple central venous access.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00255636
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