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Pediatric Vascular Access Surgery

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Vascular access establishment in the pediatric patient, although usually fairly straightforward, can prove a formidable task. This chapter deals with the complications, risks, and consequences of vascular access procedures in the pediatric patient. For information concerning other procedures, refer to the relevant chapter and volume.

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Central Venous Line Insertion

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Open/Percutaneous Venous Access Devices (Including Infusion-Port) Insertion

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    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Conlon PJ, Schwab SJ, Nicholson ML, editors. Hemodialysis vascular access: practice and problems. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press; 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fortune JB, Feustel P. Effect of patient position on size and location of the subclavian vein for percutaneous puncture. Arch Surg. 2003;138:996–1000.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Jamieson GG. The anatomy of general surgical operations. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 2006.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lin B, Kong C, Tarng D, Huang T, Tang G. Anatomical variation of the internal jugular vein and its impact on temporary haemodialysis vascular access: an ultrasonographic survey in uraemic patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1998;13:134–8.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Orihashi K, Imai K, Sato K, Hamamoto M, Okada K, Sueda T. Extrathoracic subclavian venipuncture under ultrasound guidance. Circ J. 2005;69:1111–5.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

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    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

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Sparnon, A.L., Russell, C., Coventry, B.J. (2014). Pediatric Vascular Access Surgery. In: Coventry, B. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5439-6_6

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