Ultrasound-guided midline catheter insertion in a quarantined COVID-19 head trauma patient

Abstract

A midline catheter offers various benefits as compared to both a central venous catheter and a peripheral intravenous catheter. A 55-year-old man with COVID-19 was transferred to our center for treatment of head trauma. He required long-term intravenous therapy, but peripheral insertion catheter introduction was too difficult. Instead, a midline catheter was inserted under ultrasonography guidance in the special environment such as isolated intensive care unit which had limited space and transfer to other place due to contagious disease.