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Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters: Success of Scalp-Vein Access in Infants and Newborns

¹ Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039.

The authors assessed the feasibility of placing peripherally inserted central venous catheters via scalp veins in infants and newborns. In 60 newborns and infants, aged 3 days to 10 months, placement of 62 2-F peripherally inserted central venous catheters was attempted with scalp-vein access. The tip location was central in 30 of the 62 catheters (48%) and long peripheral intravenous in 17 (27%); access failed in 15 (24%). Scalp-vein access for peripherally inserted central venous catheters offers a safe and effective alternative route for gaining central venous access in infants and newborns.

Index terms: Catheters and catheterization, central venous access, 117.1269 • Catheters and catheterization, in infants and children, 117.1269 • Interventional procedures, in infants and children, 117.1269

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