[Puncture of the anonymous vein]

To introduce a caval catheter means especially in the hands of a beginner, a certain number of potentially dangerous complications. Due to that the way of its application is a subject of further perfectioning. The puncture of anonymous vein is an innovation, thanks to the technical development of a necessary equipment such as a catheter which is introduced by a Seldinger technique, at the typical place over the clavicula, as the catheter is long only 12 cm. (for the right side); the x-ray control is necessary to exclude event. pneumothorax. Experience over a 75 patients is presented, in 6 of whom it was not possible to puncture the anonymous vein, in another 6% there was a puncture of the artery. The catheter has been left 8 days in average for infusion therapy, transfusion and measurement of C. V. P., and for taking blood samples. On the basis of this experience it can be concluded that this treatment can have the clinical application.