TY - JOUR
T1 - Umbilical-Artery Catheters
AU - Ryter, Stephen R.
AU - Blalock, Robert J.
AU - Rosenfeld, Charles R.
AU - Tyson, Jon E.
AU - Feinauer, L. Richard
AU - Wells, David H.
AU - Simmons, Michael A.
PY - 1979/2/8
Y1 - 1979/2/8
N2 - To the Editor: Mokrohisky et al., in assessing low placement of umbilical-artery catheters, in the September 14, 1978, issue of the Journal, do not mention whether whole blood or packed red cells were administered through the catheters. In 18 months of administering all kinds of blood products through the peripheral veins, we placed catheters both at the bifurcation of the aorta and in the midthoracic aorta; we did not see any complications in which indwelling catheters compromised the small vessels. We continue to infuse antibiotics through arterial catheters.
AB - To the Editor: Mokrohisky et al., in assessing low placement of umbilical-artery catheters, in the September 14, 1978, issue of the Journal, do not mention whether whole blood or packed red cells were administered through the catheters. In 18 months of administering all kinds of blood products through the peripheral veins, we placed catheters both at the bifurcation of the aorta and in the midthoracic aorta; we did not see any complications in which indwelling catheters compromised the small vessels. We continue to infuse antibiotics through arterial catheters.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM197902083000614
DO - 10.1056/NEJM197902083000614
M3 - Letter
C2 - 759887
AN - SCOPUS:0018784407
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 300
SP - 316
EP - 317
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 6
ER -