title: A novel, simple way to insert percutaneous central venous catheters in newborn babies.
abstract: Percutaneous central venous catheters (PCVC) have become commonplace in neonatal intensive care units, There is now available a 27-gauge silicone catheter (Premicath, Vygon, Germany) that is inserted through a 24-gauge butterfly needle. We describe a simple technique that allows a PCVC to be inserted without the need for a butterfly needle or guide wire in any baby who has an indwelling peripheral intravenous cannula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gandini
authors.forename: T H H G
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn