J Korean Radiol Soc.  1997 Jan;36(1):51-54.

Placement of Central Venous Access via Subclavian Vein under Fluoroscopic Guidance with Intravenous Contrast Injection

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  • 1Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Hickman catheter placement via the subclavian vein under fluoroscopic guidance with intravenous contrast injection.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
During an eleven-month period, 187 Hickman catheters were percutaneously placed in 167 consecutive patients in an interventional radiology suite. Subclavian venous puncture was made with injection of contrast medium into the peripheral venous line. After subclavian venous access had been obtained, a subcutaneous tunnel was created using a peel-away sheath or a tunneler. The Hickman catheters were inserted through a peel-away sheath, the distal tip of which was at the junction of the right atrium and the superior vena cava.
RESULTS
One hundred and eighty-six Hickman catheters were successfully placed; the one failure was due to an atomical tortuosity of the vein(0.53%). Complications included one case of subclavian vein occlusion (0.53%); three of line occlusion by thrombus (1.6%); one of oozing at the suture site (0.53%); six of infection or inflammation (3.2%); eight of natural removal (4.2%); one case of air embolism (0.53%) and two of malposition (0.1%). Major complications such as pneumothorax or arterial puncture leading to mediastinal hemorrhage did not, however, occur.
CONCLUSION
The authors concluded that radiologic Hickman catheter placement offers advantages over traditional approaches in terms of safety, convenience, and time and cost savings.

Keyword

Catheter and catheterization, central venous access; Veins, subclavian

MeSH Terms

Catheters
Cost Savings
Embolism, Air
Heart Atria
Hemorrhage
Humans
Inflammation
Pneumothorax
Punctures
Radiology, Interventional
Subclavian Vein*
Sutures
Thrombosis
Vena Cava, Superior
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