[Technique, indications, and immediate complications of percutaneously implanted catheters].
Implantation of a device for long-term venous access is a simple procedure that can often be done under local anesthesia, with potentiation if needed. The implantation technique involves puncture of a large venous trunk and creation of a subcutaneous space in which the device can be lodged. Although complications are rare, patients should receive strict surveillance both during the immediate postoperative period and throughout use of the device.
Ronchi
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Service d'Anesthésiologie, Centre hospitalier, Saint-Nazaire, France.
Rivault
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D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans