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Technical report: Hickman catheter rescue
P W Brown1, K D McBride, P A Gaines
1Department of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
Clinical Radiology
|December 1, 1994
Abstract:
Nineteen malfunctioning or incorrectly positioned Hickman catheters from a series of 320 catheter placements were referred to the radiology department for salvage. Successful catheter 'rescue' was achieved on 14 occasions (73.6%). Eight catheters were repositioned, five were replaced and thrombolysis was successful in a patient with subclavian vein thrombosis. Catheter repositioning techniques are reviewed and a new technique for catheter replacement using the existing venous access and subcutaneous tunnel is described.