Infusion therapy of choledocholithiasis: technique for catheter placement

Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement technique and complications

Background. This review describes the peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter implantation techniques for the treatment of PD. The PD catheter-related complications still cause significant morbidity and mortality, resulting in the necessity to switch to haemodialysis (HD) treatment. Methods. Several catheter insertion techniques, using an open surgical approach, laparoscopic and percutaneous techniqu...

Technique of Peritoneal Catheter Placement under Fluroscopic Guidance

Peritoneal catheters are mainly used for peritoneal dialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease. Other uses of this catheter include intraperitoneal chemotherapy and gene therapy for ovarian cancer and draining of uncontrolled refractory ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis. Traditionally, surgeons place most of these peritoneal catheters either by laparoscopy or open laparotomy. We d...

Thunderbolt Technique: Novel Hemostatic Technique for Hemorrhage Related to Venous Infusion Catheter Drains

1 Sir: F its usefulness, cheapness, and scarless healing, drainage with a venous infusion catheter1,2 is used worldwide with some modifications. In our institute, this kind of drain is routinely used during implant-based breast reconstruction on patients with low risk of hematomas. Our method of preparation is very simple: peeling off one side of the outer plastic cannula of a 16-gauge venous i...

Verifying epidural catheter placement with a revised technique.

2) The catheter is primed with 2 ml of 0.9% normal saline and catheter port splashed to get rid of excess saline. Next, the catheter is raised vertically at the level of mid-scapula in a sitting patient or approximately 1 foot above the level of insertion in a laterally positioned patient. If the catheter tip is positioned epidurally the fluid column will fall in a manner similar to CVP manometer.

Single Incision Technique for Tunneled Dialysis Catheter placement - viable alternative to the established technique