[Bases of central venous catheterization].
Central venous catheterization is a frequently performed procedure in internal medicine units. Residents in training frequently share the same questions, doubts and fears about this procedure : "Should I perform a subclavian catheterization in a patient with mild thrombopenia?"; "Which site has the lesser complication rate?"; "After how long does a catheter need to be replaced?". This mini-review of the current literature tries to answer this and other questions.
Schmalz-Ott
Stéphane
S
Service de médecine interne, CHUV,1011 Lausanne.
Monti
Matteo
M
Vollenweider
Peter
P
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans