title: Recent trends in central venous catheter placement: a comparison of interventional radiology with other specialties.
abstract: The authors determined changing trends and growth in tunneled and nontunneled central venous catheter placement procedures. With use of Medicare billing data for tunneled and nontunneled catheter placement, a comparison was made among interventional radiology (IR), surgery, anesthesia, and internal medicine. There has been substantial growth in the placement of central venous catheters. Currently, a minority of these procedures are performed in IR departments. However, there has been significant growth in the radiologic placement of both types of catheters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seshadri
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Trerotola
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States