Unusual Course of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Due to Absence of Right Superior Vena Cava

The persistent left superior vena cava may complicate the placement of vascular access. It rarely occurs with an absence of the right superior vena cava. We present a chest X-ray of a patient with this rare anomaly that was demonstrated incidentally with an unusual course of a pulmonary artery cathe...

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Autores principales: Burke, Brendon J, Wet, Charl J De, Helwani, Mohammad A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation 2023
Materias:
Images in Clinical Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10210638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37140583
http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/TJAR.2023.22169
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Sumario:The persistent left superior vena cava may complicate the placement of vascular access. It rarely occurs with an absence of the right superior vena cava. We present a chest X-ray of a patient with this rare anomaly that was demonstrated incidentally with an unusual course of a pulmonary artery catheter course.

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