title: Caval catheter haemodialysis.
abstract: We describe a five-year experience using vena caval access for haemodialysis utilizing the McIntosh double-lumen catheter. A description of the catheter, method of insertion and of its performance including complications in 88 patients is given. The McIntosh catheter is a rapid, simple, effective and safe means of obtaining access for short-term haemodialysis.
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior