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A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR LONG‐TERM CATHETERISATION OF THE ANTERIOR VENA CAVA IN ADULT PIGS
Author(s) -
Takken A.,
Williams K.C.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1981.tb07078.x
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , surgery , vena cava , cephalic vein , vein , superior vena cava
A new technique for the placement and use of a catheter in the anterior vena cava via the cephalic vein in the sow is described. The procedure involves simple superficial surgery, catheter life is long and blood samples can be collected with minimal disturbance to the animal.