title: Technical report: Hickman catheter rescue.
abstract: Nineteen malfunctioning or incorrectly positioned Hickman catheters from a series of 320 catheter placements were referred to the radiology department for salvage. Successful catheter 'rescue' was achieved on 14 occasions (73.6%). Eight catheters were repositioned, five were replaced and thrombolysis was successful in a patient with subclavian vein thrombosis. Catheter repositioning techniques are reviewed and a new technique for catheter replacement using the existing venous access and subcutaneous tunnel is described.
authors: Department of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
authors: P W
authors: PW
authors: Brown
authors: K D
authors: KD
authors: McBride
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Gaines
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016748:Venous Cutdown