Selective placement of the Broviac catheter in the infant.
Infants frequently require the placement of a Broviac or Hickman catheter for prolonged administration of total parenteral nutrition. Proper catheter care in these patients may be difficult. We have addressed this problem in selected patients by exiting their central venous catheters from their backs.
Hoelzer
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Brian
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Musemeche
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D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total