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01-08-2009 | Original Article
Femoral Vein Access by Contrast-Guided Puncture in Cardiac Catheterization in Patients Under One Year of Age
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 6/2009
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We present a simple method to gain femoral vein access for cardiac catheterization in newborns and infants. After contrast injection into a short saphenous vein the femoral vein can be easily punctured under fluoroscopy of the groin. Compared to the landmark-guided technique of palpation of the femoral artery, this method shortened the time for venous access significantly in comparisons of two groups of patients <1 year of age who underwent right heart catheterization by either of these two techniques during a 6-year period.