A potentially serious complication with Swan-Ganz catheter placement by the percutaneous internal jugular route.
Percutaneous insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter through the internal jugular vein is presumed to have resulted in lodgement of the catheter tip in the wall of the internal carotid artery.
D000368:Aged; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery