Ultrasound-guided vein puncture versus surgical cut-down technique in totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADS): a prospective comparative study on safety, efficacy andcomplications

Int Surg. 2014 Jul-Aug;99(4):475-8. doi: 10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00008.1.

Authors

Giuseppe Cavallaro¹, Alessandro Sanguinetti, Olga Iorio, Giuseppe D'Ermo, Andrea Polistena, Nicola Avenia, Gianfranco Silecchia, Giorgio De Toma

Affiliation

¹ 1 Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cephalic vein; Cut-down; External jugular vein; Port-a-cath; Totally implantable venous access devices.

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization, Central Venous / methods*
Catheters, Indwelling*
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Operative Time
Punctures
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional*