title: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters: success of scalp-vein access in infants and newborns.
abstract: The authors assessed the feasibility of placing peripherally inserted central venous catheters via scalp veins in infants and newborns. In 60 newborns and infants, aged 3 days to 10 months, placement of 62 2-F peripherally inserted central venous catheters was attempted with scalpvein access. The tip location was central in 30 of the 62 catheters (48%) and long peripheral intravenous in 17 (27%); access failed in 15 (24%). Scalp-vein access for peripherally inserted central venous catheters offers a safe and effective alternative route for gaining central venous access in infants and newborns.
authors: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Racadio
authors: N D
authors: ND
authors: Johnson
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Doellman
mesh_terms: D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007601:Jugular Veins; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior