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Single plus double lumen intra-atrial [corrected] venous access in bone marrow transplant recipients. 1987

D H Teitelbaum, and P J Fabri, and K A Kudsk, and P Tutschka

BMT recipients require large volumes of fluids, drugs and PN. To reduce manipulation of central catheters and the risk of PN line sepsis, both single and double lumen intra-atrial [corrected] catheters were placed in ten BMT recipients through the internal jugular (double lumen) and cephalic or external jugular (single lumen) vein. Patients were observed for two to seven months. Two partially clotted catheters were cleared with intraluminal urokinase. Skin breakdown at two exit sites responded to local care. The nursing staff and patient tolerated the procedure well. During BMT, fluid administration of 4,900 +/- 150 milliliters a day was possible without interruption of PN. Line or catheter site infections did not occur. Use of three intra-atrial [corrected] lumens eased the care of BMT patients and eliminated PN interruption. Decreased line manipulation may also have led to fewer catheter related infections.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002408	Catheters, Indwelling	Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time.	Implantable Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheters,Catheter, In-Dwelling,Catheter, Indwelling,Catheters, In-Dwelling,In Dwelling Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheters
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014680	Veins	The vessels carrying blood away from the CAPILLARY BEDS.	Vein
D016026	Bone Marrow Transplantation	The transference of BONE MARROW from one human or animal to another for a variety of purposes including HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION or MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION.	Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation,Grafting, Bone Marrow,Transplantation, Bone Marrow,Transplantation, Bone Marrow Cell,Bone Marrow Grafting