Koichiro Yoshimaru, Toshiharu Matsuura, Yasuyuki Uchida, Keisuke Kajihara, Yukihiro Toriigahara, Yuki Kawano, Takuya Kondo, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Wakato Matsuoka, Noriyuki Kaku, Jun Maki, Tomoaki Taguchi
Some patients with intestinal failure, who are dependent on total parenteral nutrition for long periods, suffer from a lack of suitable conventional venous access points, including axillary, external jugular, internal jugular, subclavian, saphenous, and the brachio-cephalic and femoral veins, due to their occlusion. Furthermore, extensive central venous stenosis and/or thrombosis of the superior and inferior vena cava may preclude further catheterization, so uncommon routes must be used, which can be challenging...
June 30, 2020: Journal of Vascular Access