Volume 90, Issue 5, Pages 694-697 (November 1986) The Axillary Vein: An Alternative Approach for Percutaneous Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Claude Martin, M.D., Jean Pierre Auffray, M.D., Pierre Saux, M.D., Jacques Albanese, M.D., François Gouin, M.D. CHEST Volume 90, Issue 5, Pages 694-697 (November 1986) DOI: 10.1378/chest.90.5.694 Copyright © 1986 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Position of patient for axillary vein catheterization. The lateral border of the pectoralis majo muscle and the course of the axillary vein are marked with a skin pencil. The axillary artery is palpated with the left hand. CHEST 1986 90, 694-697DOI: (10.1378/chest.90.5.694) Copyright © 1986 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions