Tunneled Catheter Placement in a Pediatric Patient: A Novel Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewansh Goel ◽  
Bhupender Yadav ◽  
Paul Lewis ◽  
Karun Sharma ◽  
Ranjith Vellody
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Patient ◽  
Central Venous Access ◽  
Venous Access ◽  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Behavioral History ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The Right ◽  
Tunneled Catheter

Abstract Establishing venous access can be an important and often complex aspect of care for pediatric patients. When stable central venous access is required for long-term intravenous infusions, several options are available including peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), tunneled catheters and ports. Both PICC placement and tunneled catheter placement include an exposed external segment of catheter, either in an extremity or on the chest. We present a pediatric patient with complex behavioral history who required long-term intravenous therapy. After careful review, the best option for the patient was determined to be a tunneled catheter that exited the skin in the right upper back, making it difficult to grab and pull out. The catheter was successfully placed and the patient appropriately completed his intravenous antibiotic course. Upon completion, the catheter was removed without complications. This tunneling technique to the scapular region may be useful for patients with psychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders where purposeful dislodgement may be a problem.

The Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access System for right-sided catheter placement in dialysis patients with thoracic venous obstruction

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk M Hentschel ◽  
Laura Minarsch ◽  
Félix Vega ◽  
Adrian Ebner
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Access ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
Venous Access ◽  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Venous Obstruction ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
The Right ◽  
Central Venous Obstruction

Purpose: Thoracic central venous obstruction is a common clinical complication in dialysis patients utilizing hemodialysis catheters. Thoracic central venous obstruction can lead to inability to utilize affected veins for catheter placement and sequential use of less preferred alternative venous access sites. The latter can affect the ability to create and/or mature permanent arteriovenous access and contribute to the future loss of thoracic veins for venous access. While alternative procedures exist for gaining venous access in patients who have exhausted routine venous access options, these procedures are complex, time-consuming, and associated with high patient risk. The Surfacer System provides a new approach in patients with right-sided thoracic central venous obstruction, enabling the ability to establish repeated access from the right side of the neck to the right atrium. Methods: We describe the use of the Surfacer System to facilitate placement of hemodialysis catheters in a series of nine patients with thoracic central venous obstruction involving one or more central veins. Patient characteristics and procedure-related outcomes were recorded for all patients. Results: Central venous access was successfully achieved in eight of nine patients using the Surfacer System. Significant venous tortuosity resulted in the inability to achieve venous access in one patient and prolonged procedural time to achieve access in another patient. The mean time required for Surfacer-related procedural steps and associated fluoroscopy time in the remaining seven patients was 13.3 and 3.7 min, respectively. Conclusion: The Surfacer System provides an efficient low-complexity alternative for gaining repeated right-sided central venous access in hemodialysis patients with obstructed thoracic veins.

Successful Long-Term Central Venous Access

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-40
Author(s):  
Franco Tesio ◽  
Hamurabi De Baz ◽  
Giacomo Panarello
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Access ◽  
Venous Access ◽  
Central Venous

Hybrid angioplasty-catheter placement procedure performed in a hemodialysis patient with central venous obstruction disease. Presentation of a case

2020 ◽  
pp. 112972982098318
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Ptohis ◽  
Panagiotis G Theodoridis ◽  
Ioannis Raftopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
Central Venous Access ◽  
Major Complication ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Venous Access ◽  
Transluminal Angioplasty ◽  
Catheter Placement ◽  
Venous Disease ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Brachiocephalic Trunk

Obstruction or occlusion of the central veins (Central venous disease, CVD) represents a major complication in hemodialysis patients (HD) limiting central venous access available for a central venous catheter placement. Endovascular treatment with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is the first therapeutic option to restore patency and gain access. This case presents our initial experience of a HD patient with CVD treated with a combination therapy of a balloon PTA to the left brachiocephalic trunk, through the right hepatic vein and standard catheter placement technique to the previously occluded junction of the left internal jugular vein to the left subclavian vein.

Successful Long-Term Central Venous Access

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Tesio ◽  
Hamurabi De Baz ◽  
Giacomo Panarello
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Access ◽  
Venous Access ◽  
Central Venous
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