Techniques of Venous Catheter Placement
Chapter 3 Techniques of Venous Catheter Placement Philip C. Pieters Kurt Wetzler A detailed description of the techniques involved in the placement of central venous catheters is not possible because…
Access for Hemodialysis
Chapter 7 Access for Hemodialysis Melvin Rosenblatt How frail is man, for despite his wisdom and strength, it is a mere few drops of water that spare his life. More…
Catheter Malfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 11 Catheter Malfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment Philip C. Pieters The widespread use of long-term central venous access devices has been emphasized throughout this book. Proficiency in the placement of…
Complications of Central Venous Access
Chapter 13 Complications of Central Venous Access Jaime Tisnado Philip C. Pieters The use of central venous catheterization is becoming more widespread. The indications for its use are expanding every…
Tunneled Catheters and Chest Ports
Chapter 6 Tunneled Catheters and Chest Ports Jeffrey E. Hull DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONS About 400,000 long-term central venous access catheters are placed annually in the United States. These catheters…
Catheter Placement in Pediatric Patients
Chapter 8 Catheter Placement in Pediatric Patients Siobhan A. Dumbleton The transition from surgical placement of venous access devices to their placement in the interventional radiology suite has occurred with…
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters and Ports
Chapter 5 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters and Ports Preston Fox Jaime Tisnado Philip C. Pieters PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETERS Venous Anatomy A review of the upper extremity venous anatomy will…
Alternative Routes of Catheter Placement
Chapter 10 Alternative Routes of Catheter Placement John A. Kaufman Patients who require chronic long-term central venous access are at risk for occlusion of the central access veins. The risk…
Vascular Anatomy of the Central and Peripheral Veins
Chapter 2 Vascular Anatomy of the Central and Peripheral Veins Uma R. Prasad Jaime Tisnado Philip C. Pieters Central venous catheter placement is a significant and growing proportion of the…
Central Venous Catheters: Materials, Designs, and Selection
Chapter 4 Central Venous Catheters: Materials, Designs, and Selection Matthew A. Mauro Currently, a wide array of central venous access devices is available, for a variety of indications, and in…
