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Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. · Jan 2009
The great saphenous vein for central venous access and haemodialysis.
- Phillip J Yates, Adam D Barlow, Yasha Johari, Tahir Doughman, and Michael L Nicholson.
- Department of Infection, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK. pjy4@le.ac.uk
- Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 Jan 1;24(1):208-10.
BackgroundUtilising an open surgical technique the Great Saphenous vein in the proximal thigh can be used for the insertion of central venous catheters for haemodialysis. This approach is safe and efficacious, and may be performed under local or general anaesthesia. This technique is of particular importance in patients requiring vascular access for haemodialysis in whom the upper central veins are stenosed and the femoral vessels are not amenable to percutaneous cannulation.MethodsThe Great saphenous vein is exposed via a surgical incision in the thigh. The central venous catheter is then inserted and advanced until in the desired position, as confirmed on fluoroscopy.ResultsSeven Great saphenous catheters were placed over a period of six months. All catheters insertions were technical successes with completion of at least one dialysis session. Primary patency rates were 57%, 49%, 23% at 30, 60 and 90 days respectively.ConclusionThe great saphenous vein offers an additional site for the insertion of central venous catheters. These data demonstrate equivalence in patency between this novel technique and percutaneous femoral vein cannulation.
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