Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Sep 1996
Transfemoral repositioning of malpositioned central venous catheters.
To determine the efficacy of the transfemoral vein approach to repositioning malpositioned central venous catheters. ⋯ Central venous catheters can be repositioned consistently by the transfemoral route. Pigtail catheters or tip-deflecting wires alone are successful in over 80% of cases.