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Exit Site Purse‐String Suture to Secure Long‐Term Venous Catheters
Author(s) -
Bond Sheldon J.,
Bond Bonna S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607193017006583
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , surgery , cuff , fibrous joint , catheter , acoustics , physics
A new method for the prevention of accidental dislodgment of long‐term venous catheters involves the use of an exit site purse‐string suture that holds the catheter cuff in place before the ingrowth of fibrous tissue. This method is safe, reliable, easily reproduced, and does not require any additional incisions or anchoring devices. In our clinical practice, it has drastically reduced the number of accidental dislodgments. ( Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 17: 583–584, 1993)