title: The uterine sound as a convenient, cost-effective method for creating the subcutaneous tunnel for long-term venous catheters.
abstract: Long-term central venous access catheters generally require creating a subcutaneous tunnel to minimize infectious complications and secure the catheter to the chest wall. Many techniques for this procedure have been reported. We describe the use of a uterine sound to create the subcutaneous tunnel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia 30905.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Waddell
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Martindale
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans