• Yushi Adachi, Taiga Itagaki, Katsumi Suzuki, Sakiko Uchisaki, Kaori Kimura, Yukako Obata, Matsuyuki Doi, and Shigehito Sato.
• Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-3192.
• Masui. 2009 Jul 1;58(7):913-6.

AbstractThe low femoral approach for catheterization of the central venous line is a difficult procedure because the surface landmark technique is not helpful. We report a case of patient who required the distal femoral cannulation. Re-catheter cannulation was planned for the patient after the major cardiovascular surgery. The right internal jugular vein showed the venous thrombus attributed to the previous catheter placement for the operation. The left internal, jugular vein had anatomical anomaly at the level of cricoid cartilage and the last approach for cannulation was not feasible. The right subclavian and right femoral regions were scarred with the surgical procedure. Finally, we performed the distal femoral cannulation using real time ultrasound guidance. When multiple difficulties for venous access are present, ultrasound-guided low approach of femoral vein might be one of the solutions.

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