Central venous access / editor, Charles E. Ray, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ray, Charles E., Jr., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blood-vessels--Cutdown.

Blood-vessels.

Intravenous catheterization.

Arteriovenous shunts, Surgical.

Catheterization, Central Venous--methods.

Catheterization, Central Venous--instrumentation.

Catheters, Indwelling.

Medical Subjects:

Catheterization, Central Venous--methods.

Catheterization, Central Venous--instrumentation.

Catheters, Indwelling.

Physical Description:

xiii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.

Summary:

Here is an informative guide for interventionalists and generalists on the radiologic placement of venous access devices. This handy paperback book provides practical advice on assessing patients, selecting the appropriate device, caring for the catheter, preventing and managing complications, and setting up a line service in the radiology suite. The authors offer specific instructions on techniques for placing all types of devices -- implantable ports, tunneled catheters, PICC lines, hemodialysis access catheters, and acute temporary care devices.

Contents:

1. Building a Central Venous Access Device Service 1

2. Venous Anatomy 9

3. Imaging Guidance for Gentral Venous Access 19

4. Preprocedural Assessment 49

5. Short- and Intermediate-Term Central Venous Catheters 57

6. Implantable Port Devices 63

7. Tunneled Catheters 73

8. Hemodialysis Access 87

9. Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters 95

10. Postprocedure Care of Venous Access Devices 105

11. Central Venous Access Device Placement in Pediatric Patients 115

12. Alternative Routes of Central Venous Catheter Placement 129

13. Central Venous Access: A Cost Analysis 145

14. Complications of Central Venous Access Devices 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

078172905X

OCLC:

46970662