A Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition in a 10-Year-Old Girl

A Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition in a 10-Year-Old Girl

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are placed in operating rooms worldwide via different approaches. Like any other medical procedure, CVC placement can cause a variety of complications. We report the case of an unexpected malposition of a catheter in the right internal jugular vein, where it looped ba...

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Main Authors: Ali Movafegh, Alireza Saliminia, Reza Atef-Yekta, Omid Azimaraghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2658640
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spelling doaj-a82de2f8f8784c8697562dceab2bb1402020-11-24T23:05:56ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902018-01-01201810.1155/2018/26586402658640A Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition in a 10-Year-Old GirlAli Movafegh0Alireza Saliminia1Reza Atef-Yekta2Omid Azimaraghi3Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Dr. Ali Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Dr. Ali Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Dr. Ali Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Dr. Ali Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCentral venous catheters (CVCs) are placed in operating rooms worldwide via different approaches. Like any other medical procedure, CVC placement can cause a variety of complications. We report the case of an unexpected malposition of a catheter in the right internal jugular vein, where it looped back on itself during placement and went upward into the right internal jugular vein. CVC line placement should always be viewed as a procedure that could become complicated, even in the hands of the most experienced operators.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2658640
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A Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition in a 10-Year-Old Girl
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
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Alireza Saliminia
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Omid Azimaraghi
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title A Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition in a 10-Year-Old Girl
title_short A Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition in a 10-Year-Old Girl
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description Central venous catheters (CVCs) are placed in operating rooms worldwide via different approaches. Like any other medical procedure, CVC placement can cause a variety of complications. We report the case of an unexpected malposition of a catheter in the right internal jugular vein, where it looped back on itself during placement and went upward into the right internal jugular vein. CVC line placement should always be viewed as a procedure that could become complicated, even in the hands of the most experienced operators.
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