Central venous catheter placement.
Central venous access has become a vital element of medical care. Fraught with significant complications, traditional surgical approaches have yielded image-guided techniques. This article reviews clinical aspects and devices used, and compares surgical and interventional radiological approaches. It also looks at complications and their management, and aspects of patient care.
Department of Radiology, Western Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
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D000359:Aftercare; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015642:Radiology, Interventional