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Indications

• Central venous pressure monitoring
• Administration of multiple medications and drips
• High volume/flow resuscitation^{[citation needed]}
• Emergency venous access
• Inability to obtain peripheral venous access
• Repetitive blood sampling
• Administering hyperalimentation, vasopressors, caustic agents, or other concentrated fluids
• Insertion of transvenous cardiac pacemakers
• Hemodialysis or plasmapheresis
• Insertion of pulmonary artery catheters