Per 1000 catheter-days, these combined complications occurred at a rate of 1.5 events for subclavian vein catheters, 3.6 for jugular vein catheters, and 4.6 for femoral vein catheters (P = .02).

Lalu MM, Fayad A, Ahmed O, et al. Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein catheterization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Med 2015;43:1498-1507. Crossref ...

The researchers found subclavian-vein catheterization was associated with a lower risk of bloodstream infection and symptomatic thrombosis than jugular or femoral-vein catheterization. However ...

There are multiple approaches for internal jugular, subclavian, and femoral venous catheterization. 33 Successful catheterization by either the internal jugular or the subclavian route relies on a ...

Catheterizations involving the femoral vein (in the upper, inner thigh), jugular vein (in the neck) and subclavian vein (beneath the clavicle) are routinely performed during critically ill patient ...

(HealthDay)—A multi-angle needle guide can improve ultrasound-guided catheterization of the subclavian vein, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Anaesthesia.

Subclavian Veins. In a study in children aged between 4 days and 15 yrs, ... Catheter-related thrombus formation occurs at the CVC tip or at the site where the CVC penetrates the vessel wall.

For critically ill patients requiring dialysis, insertion of the catheter in a vein in the neck does not appear to reduce the risk of infection compared to vein access in the upper leg, except for ...

The patient had a tunneled catheter placed in the right subclavian vein for venous access. The patient had recently been discharged from the hospital on warfarin anticoagulation for a blood clot ...

(HealthDay News) — A multi-angle needle guide can improve ultrasound-guided catheterization of the subclavian vein, according to a study published online August 28 in Anaesthesia.. Tim Maecken ...