[Perforation of the right ventricle by a central venous catheter (author's transl)].
Two letal iatrogenic cardiac perforations by a subclavian catheter are reported. The cause of this rare but most serious complication is based on the sliding down of a subclavian catheter left in for 9 days in one case, in the other one on the introduction of a polyvinyl-catheter into the right ventricle.
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice; D008875:Middle Aged; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior
Herzventrikelperforation beim oberen Hohlvenen-katheter