Skin Necrosis Distal to a Rapid Infusion Catheter: Understanding Possible Complications of Large-bore Vascular Access Devices

Rapid infusion catheters (RICs) allow expedient conversion of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters to peripheral sheaths; however, little is known about potential complications. In this case, a 64-year-old male polytrauma patient had a 20-gauge PIV catheter in the right cephalic vein upsized to an...

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Autores principales: Chou, Wesley H, Rinderknecht, Tanya N, Mohabir, Paul K, Phillips, Andrew W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891394
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3854

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891394
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3854

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