title: Large-caliber (24-28-F) catheters for radiologically guided percutaneous procedures.
abstract: A catheter set originally designed as a system for placement of large thoracostomy tubes with the Seldinger technique and sequential coaxial dilations was used to place 31 catheters in 28 patients. Either computed tomographic (CT) (n = 25) or fluoroscopic (n = 3) guidance was used. The tubes were 28 F (n = 13) and 24 F (n = 18). The tubes were successfully placed in 27 of 28 patients (96%), with the infection processes completely resolved in 22 of 25 patients (88%). Use of the system is simple and safe. These large catheters may be useful for cure of processes that do not respond to drainage with smaller tubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, OR 97210.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Demlow
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride