Aspiration following central venous catheter placement

Following placement of the catheter, blood should be aspirated from each port and then each port should be flushed.

UpToDate acknowledges the invaluable assistance of the University of Massacusetts Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Department of Emergency Medicine, including Thomas Ellis, MD and Jean Marcelin, MD, for the photographs of central venous catheter placement.

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