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2719342

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report an analysis of 57 subclavian vein catheterizations for hemodialysis. A total of 51 patients (34 men, 17 women) kept the Cobe single- and double-lumen catheters for 1,726 days. The youngest patient was eighteen and the oldest seventy-two years of age. There were no catheter-related deaths. Complications were encountered in 9 patients. The only life-threatening complication was cardiac arrest, which occurred during flushing of the catheter. The patient was successfully revived. The other complications were pneumothorax and hydrothorax in 1 patient, catheter site infection in 5 patients, and arrhythmias in 2 patients, which stopped after readjustment of the catheter tips. Their experience indicates that percutaneous subclavian vein catheterization is safe and provides quick access for hemodialysis with no morbidity and mortality if done correctly, patiently, and meticulously. The authors believe that this should be the first choice in patients with reversible renal failure and in patients with chronic renal failure, who are usually elderly and medically compromised, till a permanent vascular access is ready for use.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-3197
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
569-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous subclavian vein catheterization for hemodialysis: a report of 57 insertions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, King Faisal University Hospital, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article