Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 51-52 , January 2003

New technique for fixation of Broviac catheters

Presented at the 49th Annual Congress of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Cambridge, England, July 23-26, 2002.

  • Image Result

    Diagram shows 3-0 polyglactin tie and Broviac ready to be pulled through the subcutaneous tunnel. The eye of the tunneller is made much wider in the diagram, for clarity.

    Diagram shows 3-0 polyglactin tie and Broviac ready to be pulled through the subcutaneous tunnel. The eye of the tunneller is made much wider in the diagram, for clarity.

  • Image Result

    Diagram shows lower end of 3-0 polyglactin tied around the inferior margin of the cuff, and the cuff positioned 2 to 3 cm above the exit wound.

    Diagram shows lower end of 3-0 polyglactin tied around the inferior margin of the cuff, and the cuff positioned 2 to 3 cm above the exit wound.

  • Image Result

    Internal fixation tie in position.

    Internal fixation tie in position.

☆ Address reprint requests to Professor R. Fitzgerald, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin Rd, Dublin 12, Ireland.

PII: S0022-3468(02)63016-7

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50008

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 51-52 , January 2003

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