Authors

Irene Bielsa García, Josefina España Saz, Juana Pérez Quesada, Asunción Pacheco Pascual

Position

Diplomadas en Enfermería. Servicio de Hemodinámica. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid.

Contact address

Servicio de Hemodinámica. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro. C/ San Martín de Porres, 4. 28035 Madrid.

Abstract

The relevance to describe this procedure is justified by the protagonism of the nursing professional in the execution of the protocol, as it is this same nursing professional who performs the vein’s canalisation, dilatation and who also inserts the introducer.
The objective of this paper is to analyse the advantages for the patient resulting from the canalisation of the basilic vein to perform right cardiac catheterisations, cardiac biopsies and to implant temporary pacemakers.
In our haemodynamics team, after becoming familiarised with the technique, we have been able to see that this access route presents clear advantages over other previously used access routes such as the jugular or the femoral veins. Some of these advantages are greater comfort for the patients during the actual catheterisation and shorter hospital stay in some cases.

Keywords:

venous catheterisation; basilica vein; cardiac biopsy; pacemaker implantnursing protoco

Versión en Español

Título:

Biopsia cardiaca y cateterismo derecho a través de la vena basílica