Review
doi: 10.1007/s00134-001-1154-9.
Epub 2001 Dec 4.
Central venous catheter use. Part 1: mechanical complications
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- PMID: 11818994
- DOI: 10.1007/s00134-001-1154-9
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Review
Central venous catheter use. Part 1: mechanical complications
Intensive Care Med.
2002 Jan.
Abstract
Central venous catheters are being increasingly used in both intensive care units and general wards. Their use is associated with both mechanical and infectious complications. This review will focus on short- and medium-term mechanical complications of catheter placement; infectious complications will be discussed in a separate article. The most important risk factors are patient characteristics (morbidity, underlying disease and local anatomy), the expertise of the doctor performing the procedure, and nursing care. Placement aids, such as ultrasound-guided catheter insertion, are also discussed.
Comment in
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Innominate veins for central venous access: comment on "Central venous catheter use, I. mechanical compications," by Polderman and Girbes.Intensive Care Med. 2002 Jun;28(6):805. doi: 10.1007/s00134-002-1298-2. Intensive Care Med. 2002. PMID: 12269241 No abstract available.
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Checking CVC position after insertion: comment on "Central venous catheter use. I. Mechanical complication," by Polderman and Girbes.Intensive Care Med. 2002 Jun;28(6):806; author reply 807. doi: 10.1007/s00134-002-1294-6. Intensive Care Med. 2002. PMID: 12269242 No abstract available.
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Failure to pass a guide wire: comment on " Central venous catheter use. I. Mechanical complications," by Polderman and Girbes.Intensive Care Med. 2002 Jun;28(6):808; author reply 809. doi: 10.1007/s00134-002-1296-4. Intensive Care Med. 2002. PMID: 12269243 No abstract available.