A Quinton catheter is a large-bore, non-tunneled central line catheter in a central vein to give immediate access for hemodialysis or other high-flow blood therapies. Developed in the early 1980s as an all-silicone upgrade to the external Quinton–Scribner shunt, the device became the template for modern temporary and tunnelled dialysis catheters.
A Quinton catheter is a large-bore, non-tunneled central line catheter in a central vein to give immediate access for hemodialysis or other high-flow blood therapies. Developed in the early 1980s as an all-silicone upgrade to the external Quinton–Scribner shunt, the device became the template for modern temporary and tunnelled dialysis catheters.
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