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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 3/2024

10-11-2023 | Low Molecular Weight Heparin | Editorial Commentary

Transhepatic Central Venous Catheterization: Unconventional but Effective!

Authors: Nitin Dhochak, Rakesh Lodha

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 3/2024

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Children with chronic diseases frequently require repeated hospital admissions and intravenous infusions. This leads to thrombosis and exhaustion of peripheral and commonly used central venous access sites including femoral and neck veins (subclavian vein, internal jugular vein, etc.). Conditions with iliofemoral thrombosis or obstruction of distal inferior vena cava (IVC) due to mass lesion may preclude use of lower limb veins for infusions. …
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Metadata
Title
Transhepatic Central Venous Catheterization: Unconventional but Effective!
Authors
Nitin Dhochak
Rakesh Lodha
Publication date
10-11-2023
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 3/2024
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-023-04935-9

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