A technique for chest wall port insertion to prevent air embolism using a hemostatic vascular sheath instead of a peel-away sheath

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2013 Mar;24(3):443-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2012.11.009.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization, Central Venous* / adverse effects
  • Catheterization, Central Venous* / instrumentation
  • Catheterization, Central Venous* / methods
  • Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
  • Embolism, Air / etiology
  • Embolism, Air / prevention & control*
  • Equipment Design
  • Hemostatic Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Punctures
  • Vena Cava, Superior*