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Rapid safe central venous access in children and adults undergoing open cardiac operations
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
A technique is described for percutaneous placement of central venous catheters under direct vision in children and adults undergoing open heart operations. The method is reliable, rapid, and safe, and avoids blind attempts at obtaining vascular access.