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Experience with the Hickman Catheter: Unusual Complications and Suggestions for Their Prevention

1986; Wiley; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0148607186010003311

1941-2444

Lawrence D. Wagman, James P. Neifeld,

Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas

With the expanding clinical use of the Hickman catheter, new complications have emerged. This report describes two such complications: one in an adult with postplacement malposition and a second in a child with a ballooning double‐lumen catheter. The risk of postplacement malposition can be reduced by placing the catheter's tunnel as medial as possible; the risk of material malfunction can be reduced by careful quality control and careful surgical technique. ( Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 10 :311–315, 1986)