A technique of chronic intravascular catheterization for monitoring haemodynamic and laboratory values in conscious swine.
In human and small animal intensive care medicine percutaneous sheath introducer (PSI) sets are commonly used for repeated insertion of an arterial or a venous catheter with only one vascular puncture. We used PSI for chronic catheterization of swine with a Swan-Ganz thermodilution catheter via a surgically exposed external jugular vein. In this way we were able to change defective catheters or correct the position of the catheter tip without renewed surgical intervention.
Haberstroh
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Chirurgische Forschung, Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Germany.
Mand
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Lücke
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Breuer
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Ahrens
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M
von Specht
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BU
D000818:Animals; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000662:veterinary*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D008297:Male; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine