An improved fine needle catheter introducing set for safer central vein cannulation.
The serious clinical complications of central venous catheterization are mostly due to laceration of vital thoracocervical structures by large caliber introducing needles. A new percutaneous sheath catheter introducing kit requiring only a 21-gauge needle for its introduction has been devised for the purpose of significantly reducing the incidence of life-threatening pneumothoraces and arterial injuries.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D013350:Subclavian Vein