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The where, what and how of paediatric central venous access

Rebecca Gray
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 5 | a600 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2012.10872861 | © 2012 Rebecca Gray | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 September 2012

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Rebecca Gray,, South Africa

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Abstract

This review aims to help practitioners positioning central venous catheters (CVCs) in paediatric patients to make informed decisions about the site, insertion technique, type of catheter to use, and care of the CVC.

Keywords

central venous catheter; children; acute complications; infection; thrombosis; subclavian vein; femoral vein; internal jugular vein

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