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Axillary artery as a landmark in cannulating the subclavian vein. 1988

S H Untracht

General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.

A method of cannulation of the subclavian vein is described in which the axillary artery serves as the primary landmark for locating the vein. This technique results in a long skin tunnel and a very low incidence of pneumothorax or other complications.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002405	Catheterization, Central Venous	Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.	Central Venous Catheterization,Venous Catheterization, Central,Catheterization, Central,Central Catheterization,Catheterizations, Central,Catheterizations, Central Venous,Central Catheterizations,Central Venous Catheterizations,Venous Catheterizations, Central
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001366	Axillary Artery	The continuation of the subclavian artery; it distributes over the upper limb, axilla, chest and shoulder.	Arteries, Axillary,Artery, Axillary,Axillary Arteries
D013350	Subclavian Vein	The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.	Subclavian Veins,Vein, Subclavian,Veins, Subclavian