A new method of implanting vascular access systems using the Arrow Percutaneous Sheath Introducer Kit is described. The surgeon who frequently inserts these systems may find this technique to be a useful alternative in those patients in whom cutdowns were unsuccessful or in whom the percutaneous technique with a peel-away sheath is found to be difficult. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition13:329-330, 1989)
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