title: A safe technique for the placement of implantable vascular access devices in patients with thrombocytopenia.
abstract: This further modification of the Seldinger technique is offered as a safe and effective means of central venous access for placement of implantable infusion devices. It is especially useful in patients with severe thrombocytopenia, even when the cephalic vein is not large enough to accept the catheter directly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Coit
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Turnbull
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013537:Sutures; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior