An Alternative Central Venous Access Route for Pediatric Patients with Chronic Critical Illness : The Transhepatic Approach

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and functionality of the transhepatic approach as an alternative route for central venous catheterization in pediatric patients with chronic critical illness.

METHODS: The study included data of 12 chronic critically ill pediatric patients who underwent central venous catheterization with transhepatic approach. The indications, procedure details, mean patency time, and catheter-related complications were retrospectively analyzed.

RESULTS: A total of 16 central venous catheters were placed through the transhepatic approach. A 5F port catheter was used in eight attempts, a 5F PICC in two attempts, and an 8-14F Hickman-Broviac catheter in six attempts. All procedures were performed with technical success. The mean patency time of the catheters was 132.1 d (range: 12-540 d). In the long-term follow-up, catheter-related sepsis was detected in a patient, and six catheters lost functionality due to malposition.

CONCLUSION: The transhepatic approach is a safe and functional alternative route for central venous access in chronic critically ill pediatric patients requiring long-term vascular access. The procedure using ultrasonography and fluoroscopy can be performed with high technical success. In the long-term follow-up, Dacron felt cuff tunneled catheters placed in the subcostal space with a transhepatic approach remained functional for a long time.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:91

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of pediatrics - 91(2024), 3 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 254-259

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Onan, Hasan Bilen [VerfasserIn]
Piskin, Ferhat Can [VerfasserIn]
Sozutok, Sinan [VerfasserIn]
Ekinci, Faruk [VerfasserIn]
Yildizdas, Dincer [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Central venous access
Chronic critical illness
Journal Article
Pediatric patients
Transhepatic approach

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.02.2024

Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12098-022-04219-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342700960