Creation of a subcutaneous tunnel for Broviac and Hickman catheters.
The use of the Cordis shunt tunneler has simplified the creation of the subcutaneous tunnel for chronic venous access catheters. The tunneling maneuver is rapid, is associated with little patient discomfort, and in a series of 25 consecutive patients has not been associated with hematoma formation.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014680:Veins