Experience in the use of central venous cannulation.
Experience in the placement of central venous cannulae is reported. Sixty patients underwent 67 cannulations, 62 by the supraclavicular approach. The advantages of this approach were speed and reliability of placement and a low incidence of complications. A pneumothorax in an emphysematous man was the only major complication.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior