Hickman Catheter for Long-Term Vascular Access in Swine

March 31, 2023

Hickman Catheter Use for Long-Term Vascular Access in a Preclinical Swine Model (Video) | JoVE

01:43 min

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Internal Jugular Vein Identification and Catheter Exit Site Preparation (Video) | JoVE

01:48 min

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Introduction and Tunneling of Catheter (Video) | JoVE

01:32 min

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Insertion and Securing the Catheter (Video) | JoVE

04:29 min

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Alisa O. Girard, Tessa E. Muss, Amanda H. Loftin, Richa Kalsi, Amy K. Bodine, Christopher D. Lopez, Georg J. Furtmüller, Joanna W. Etra, Jessica Izzi, Jessica Plunkard, Mallory G. Brown, Byoung Chol Oh, Gerald Brandacher

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Laboratory,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, ²Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Research Animal Resources,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Summary

A reliable and reproducible approach for the insertion and maintenance of a tunneled Hickman catheter for long-term vascular access in swine is described. Placement of a central venous catheter allows for convenient daily sampling of whole blood from awake animals and intravenous administration of medication and fluids.