title: Placement of peripherally inserted central catheters in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
abstract: This report describes our experiences with three patients requiring several weeks of central venous access for various intravenous therapies. These particular patients posed a considerable challenge for bedside placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter, so the catheters were placed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory by the cardiology team involved using a different technique for each patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center/59th Medical Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Carell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged