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Hickman Catheter Use for Long-Term Vascular Access in a Preclinical Swine Model

Hickman Catheter Use for Long-Term Vascular Access in a Preclinical Swine Model

Published on: March 31, 2023

Percutaneous external jugular vein catheterization in piglets using a triangulation technique.

W S Flournoy¹, S Mani

¹Department of Veterinary Surgery, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. william.s.flournoy@us.army.mil

Laboratory Animals

|June 19, 2009

Summary

This study presents a new, minimally invasive technique for cannulating the external jugular vein in young piglets. This guide-wire method simplifies obtaining central venous access in pediatric research animals.

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Area of Science:

Veterinary Medicine
Animal Research
Surgical Techniques

Background:

Chronic venous or central venous cannulation is essential for patient monitoring and treatment in both human and animal medicine.
Traditional methods for chronic catheter placement in swine, especially young piglets, involve invasive surgical procedures with significant tissue manipulation.
Percutaneous guide-wire techniques are increasingly preferred due to reduced tissue damage, but external jugular vein cannulation in piglets remains challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a simple, safe, and efficient percutaneous method for external jugular vein cannulation in young piglets.
To facilitate reliable central venous access in pediatric swine models for research and clinical procedures.

Main Methods:

A cohort of 20 piglets underwent anesthesia and percutaneous cannulation of the external jugular vein.

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Hickman Catheter Use for Long-Term Vascular Access in a Preclinical Swine Model

Published on: March 31, 2023

The technique utilized a guide-wire system guided by palpable anatomical landmarks and triangulation.

This approach aimed to minimize invasiveness compared to traditional surgical cut-down methods.

Main Results:

The developed guide-wire technique proved to be a simple, safe, and efficient method for external jugular vein cannulation in young piglets.
Veterinarians and veterinary technicians could quickly and easily achieve central venous access in piglets.
The minimally invasive nature of the procedure reduced complications associated with more extensive surgical approaches.

Conclusions:

This novel percutaneous guide-wire technique offers a significant improvement for external jugular vein access in young piglets.
The method provides a reliable and less traumatic option for obtaining central venous access in pediatric swine research models.
This technique supports the increasing use of piglets as research models by addressing a key procedural challenge.