Accidental Puncture of the Pulmonary Artery during a Subclavian Central Venous Catheterization

The complications associated with central venous catheterization are common and well known. Common malplacement locations have been described in the literature. We report the case of a direct puncture of the pulmonary artery during a subclavian central venous catheterization.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Moriceau, Jérôme, Compère, Vincent, Bigo, Marc, Dureuil, Bertrand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24826331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/160847
Descripción
Sumario:The complications associated with central venous catheterization are common and well known. Common malplacement locations have been described in the literature. We report the case of a direct puncture of the pulmonary artery during a subclavian central venous catheterization.

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