Central venous catheterization: An updated review of historical aspects, indications, techniques, and complications

Rafael Cardoso Pires, Noslen Rodrigues, Jonathan Machado, Ricardo Pedrini Cruz

Translational Surgery 2017 2(3):66-70

Central venous catheterization has become an indispensable procedure in various situations in the intensive care unit, emergency room and operation room. There are many applications such as invasive hemodynamic monitoring, parenteral nutrition support, dialysis, chemotherapy, fluid resuscitation and drug administration, though there are some complications associated with catheter placement. There are some articles that discuss the security and advantages of the anatomic landmark technique and ultrasound (US) guidance technique. In this non-systematic review article we searched the current data in Pubmed library.

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