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- Title
Acute abdomen from a femoral venous catheter.
- Authors
Moriarty, Kevin P.; Konefal Jr., Stanley H.
- Abstract
Presents the case of three patients who had femoral venous catheters for central venous access and hyperalimentation. Preference for the femoral vein site due to its low complication rate; Complications include venous thrombosis; Extravasation; Bleeding; Embolization; Monitoring for intravenous position and patency by aspiration.
- Subjects
INTRAVENOUS catheterization complications
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 1997, Vol 36, Issue 3, p175
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/000992289703600309