Clinical relevance of the left brachiocephalic vein anatomy for vascular access in dialysis patients.

Maurizio VertematiFrancesco RizzettoSimone CassinPietro ZerbiAntonino GiordanoMaurizio CariatiMaurizio Gallieni

Published in: Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) (2020)

The anatomical features of the LBV indicate that the path of a CVC from the LIJV to the right atrium is tortuous and can easily be complicated by vein injury, negatively affecting the creation of future arterio-venous vascular accesses in the left arm.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
pulmonary hypertension