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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6988
Transsternal indwelling catheter insertion into superior vena cava
Erkan Kuralay1, Yaşar Karaca1, Suna Yoldaş2, Tahsin Kaya2
1Ordu Medikalpark Hastanesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Ordu, Türkiye
2Ordu Medikalpark Hastanesi, Anestezioloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Ordu, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6988
A transsternal indwelling catheter can be inserted
using upper ministernotomy into the superior vena
cava in patients with end-stage kidney disease on
hemodialysis. This technique can be used in exhausted
central veins.
Keywords : Indwelling catheter; transsternal; vena cava superior
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