Single-incision method for the placement of an implantable chest port or a tunneled catheter.
The author describes a technique that enables the placement of an implantable port or a tunneled catheter in the chest with only a single incision by accessing the jugular vein via the port incision with ultrasonographic guidance. This technique was used to place ports in 12 patients and a tunneled dialysis catheter in one patient; no complications occurred. Patient response has been favorable.
Glenn
Bradley J
BJ
Aurora Baycare Medical Center, Green Bay, WI 54308, USA. bradglenn@sbcglobal.net
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies