title: Peripheral placement of apheresis catheters in children: feasibility, safety, and efficacy in the collection of blood stem cells--initial experience.
abstract: An 8-F 24-cm-long apheresis catheter was placed in the basilic vein with imaging-guided percutaneous technique in 15 children undergoing leukapheresis for collection of autologous peripheral blood stem cells. There were no immediate or long-term complications. This is a low-morbidity procedure requiring minimal sedation that results in successful collection of peripheral blood stem cells and allows flow rates comparable to those with surgically placed central catheters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Children's Hospital, 1056 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80218, USA. harned.roger@tchden.org
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Harned
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Foreman
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Giller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells; D006801:Humans; D007937:Leukapheresis; D008297:Male