Tourniquet application to facilitate axillary venous access in percutaneous central venous catheterization.
The authors evaluated the location of peripheral venous lines and changes in opacification of cephalic and axillary veins at fluoroscopically guided venography after tourniquet application. Results suggested that tourniquet application effectively reduces the superficial venous flow and consequently enhances the opacification of the axillary veins. Tourniquet application is a simple and effective way of facilitating axillary venous puncture.
Chun
Ho Jong
HJ
Department of Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul 137-040, Korea.
Byun
Jae Young
JY
Yoo
Seung-Schik
SS
Choi
Byung Gil
BG
D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007472:Iohexol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D014111:Tourniquets
D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide