Femoral vein access by contrast-guided puncture in cardiac catheterization in patients under one year of age.
We present a simple method to gain femoral vein access for cardiac catheterization in newborns and infants. After contrast injection into a short saphenous vein the femoral vein can be easily punctured under fluoroscopy of the groin. Compared to the landmark-guided technique of palpation of the femoral artery, this method shortened the time for venous access significantly in comparisons of two groups of patients <1 year of age who underwent right heart catheterization by either of these two techniques during a 6-year period.
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. albrecht.beitzke@klinikum-graz.at
Albrecht
A
Beitzke
Andreas
A
Gamillscheg
Bert
B
Nagel
Martin
M
Koestenberger
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005268:Femoral Vein; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D003287:Contrast Media