title: Hickman catheter placement simplified.
abstract: A simplified technique to place the Hickman indwelling right atrial catheter has been devised. This involves securing the catheter to a trocar, which is easily advanced to the cutdown site of the selected vein. Experience in more than 75 patients shows this technique to be associated with less discomfort and fewer complications than seen with standard techniques.
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans