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Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of the Percutaneous Dual Lumen Cannula Right Ventricular Assist Device
Published on: July 20, 2022
Complex central venous catheter for dialysis: interventional radiology experience in insertion and management of
Domenico Patanè1, Walter Morale2, Stefania Bonomo1
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizzaro, Catania, Italy.
Background:
CVCs are defined 'complex' when they are inserted through non-conventional accesses or positioned in non-usual sites or substituted by IR endovascular procedures. We report our experience in using diagnostic and interventional radiology techniques for complex CVC insertion and management; we recommend some precautions and techniques that could lead to long-term availability of central venous access and to avoid non-conventional sites CVC insertion.
Methods:
We retrospectively evaluated 617 patients, between January 2010 and December 2019, (mean age 71 ± 13; male 448/617), treated in our department for insertion of tunnelled CVC for haemodialysis.
Results:
Among 617 patients, 241 cases (39%) are considered 'complex' because they required either a PTA with or without stenting to restore/maintain venous access or had an unusual positioning site or required unconventional access. A direct correlation between CT angiography and PTA (r = 0.95; p-value <0.001) and an inverse correlation between CT angiography and unconventional 'rescue' access (r = -0.92; p-value <0.001) were found.
Conclusions:
Precise pre-operative planning of treatment in a multidisciplinary setting and diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures knowledge allows reducing complex catheterisms in haemodialysis patient.
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