Vascular Access

Curated by Dr. Todd Ponsky · Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric vascular access techniques including central line placement, ECMO-related access, and clinical guidance.

5 sections · 6 items

High-Yield Summaries

Pediatric vascular access in Brief

Pediatric vascular access in Brief

All surgeons need to know about vascular access. Here we review some preoperative, operative, and postoperative considerations of pediatric vascular access with Dr. Alex Bondoc from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, including indications,

In-depth Review

Pediatric Vascular Access

Pediatric Vascular Access

Work-up and Treatment

No thumbnail article

Vascular Access in the Pediatric Population

Technique Videos/OP Notes

CVP insertion in the internal jugular vein by Dr. Tamer Ashraf

CVP insertion in the internal jugular vein by Dr. Tamer Ashraf

This video demonstrates the open technique for central venous catheter insertion (Open CVP insetion) or also called Internal jugular vein cutdown. The demonstrated method uses a mini-cutdown to gain access to the internal jugular vein. Sild

No thumbnail podcast

Behind the Knife

Updates

No thumbnail article

Central Line Placement at ECMO

AbstractIntroductionECMO is a support modality for refractory critical illness. This study reviews the incidence and utility of central venous line (CVL) placement at pediatric ECMO decannulation.MethodsA single-institution retrospective st