OBJECTIVES To present a complication which occurred in relation to drainage of left superior vena cava. METHODS A 25-year-old patient underwent intracardiac repair for Tetralogy of Fallot. Left superior vena cava was present. It was drained by insertion of a left ventricular sump vent catheter via coronary sinus. The immediate postoperative period was uneventful. The patient presented on the ...

Today, an increasing number of subcutaneous central venous access devices are implanted on a ambulatory basis either by percutaneous vein puncture or venous cut down. The aim of the present study was to prospectively evaluate which is the most suitable implant technique for ambulatory surgery by comparing subclavian vein puncture using a Seldinger technique with cephalic vein cut-down in terms ...

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Primary thrombosis of the subclavian-axillary vein is a condition of uncertain origin resulting in proximal arm swelling, discomfort on use, and prominence of engorged collateral veins in the upper arm and chest. The literature is reviewed and the authors' own experience with 23 patients, evaluated from 1950 through 1966, is detailed. This disorder is a clinically distinct venous complication o...

The subclavian vein is the preferred site for central venous catheter insertion because of its several advantages. Infraclavicular commonly used approach while supraclavicular less popular catheterizing vein. aim study was to compare and infraclavicular catheterization in terms number attempts, success rate, access time record complications associated with procedure. In this study, 120 patients...