title: Ultrasonic real time guidance for subclavian venipuncture.
abstract: To minimize the complications arising from the subclavian venipuncture, ultrasonically (2-D Doppler) guided puncture was tried upon ten patients. Venipuncture was successful in nine patients whose subclavian vein was visualized by 2-D Doppler. In one patient, the subclavian vein had shifted cephalad, so the subclavian venipuncture was abandoned. Ultrasonically guided venipuncture is thought to be safer and a more sure method for subclavian venipuncture.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sukigara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Omoto
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D011677:Punctures; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*