Technical report: Hickman catheter rescue

Nineteen malfunctioning or incorrectly positioned Hickman catheters from a series of 320 catheter placements were referred to the radiology department for salvage. Successful catheter ‘rescue’ was achieved on 14 occasions (73.6%). Eight catheters were repositioned, five were replaced and thrombolysi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical radiology 1994-12, Vol.49 (12), p.891-894
Hauptverfasser:	Brown, P.W.G., McBride, K.D., Gaines, P.A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Catheterization, Central Venous - instrumentation Catheterization, Central Venous - methods Catheters, Indwelling Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics Equipment Failure Femoral Vein Humans Intensive care medicine Medical sciences Middle Aged Perfusions. Catheterizations. Hyperbaric oxygenotherapy Radiology, Interventional - methods Thrombolytic Therapy - methods Treatment Failure Venous Cutdown
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Zusammenfassung:	Nineteen malfunctioning or incorrectly positioned Hickman catheters from a series of 320 catheter placements were referred to the radiology department for salvage. Successful catheter ‘rescue’ was achieved on 14 occasions (73.6%). Eight catheters were repositioned, five were replaced and thrombolysis was successful in a patient with subclavian vein thrombosis. Catheter repositioning techniques are reviewed and a new technique for catheter replacement using the existing venous access and subcutaneous tunnel is described.
ISSN:	0009-9260 1365-229X
DOI:	10.1016/S0009-9260(05)82885-5