title: Improved subclavian cannulation technique.
abstract: An improved subclavian cannulation technique using a 3 milliliter syringe attached to a No. 16 gauge needle and a guide wire is presented. Major complications, such as air embolism, vein laceration and retained catheter fragments, are eliminated by using this method of catheterization.
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013350:Subclavian Vein