Overview The concept of achieving central venous access by cannulation of a peripheral arm vein is old, although only in the last decade has the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) emerged as a safe and cost-effective option. In the last…
General considerations and ultrasound evaluation of peripheral and central veins in pediatric patients (preprocedural scanning) Ultrasound offers the advantage of preprocedural evaluation of all possible venipuncture sites as detailed in previous chapters. This is an essential feature of the ultrasound…
Overview Standard central venous access performed with the “blind” technique was historically based on the puncture of two central veins (the subclavian vein and the internal jugular vein), but ultrasound (US) guidance has expanded the spectrum to at least four…