The serious clinical complications of central venous catheterization are mostly due to laceration of vital thoracocervical structures by large caliber introducing needles. A new percutaneous sheath catheter introducing kit requiring only a 21-gauge needle for its introduction has been devised for the purpose of significantly reducing the incidence of life-threatening pneumothoraces and arterial injuries.
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