What is Hickman Line (Hickman catheter)?
A Hickman catheter is a tunnelled, cuffed, central venous access device that provided long term venous access for delivery of intravenous treatment or draw blood from.
Why perform Hickman Line (Hickman catheter)?
Hickman catheters are used for medium or long term access into the venous system. Intravenous medications such as chemotherapy and antibiotics can be administered through the Hickman catheter. The catheter can also be used to draw blood for analysis.
How does Hickman Line (Hickman catheter) work?
The procedure can be done under either local anaesthetic or sedation in an operating room with specialised medical imaging equipment. Your interventional radiologist will use an ultrasound to guide a fine needle into the vein at the base of your neck (jugular vein). A small incision is made on the chest wall and the catheter is tunnelled under the skin, over the collar bone and then passed into the jugular vein. The tip of the tube sits just above or in the right atrium of the heart, where there is rapid blood flow.
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