title: Foreign body complications of central venous catheterisation in critically ill patients.
abstract: In three critically ill patients, central venous catheter--associated foreign bodies were identified while the patients were in the intensive care unit. Two patients had fragments of retained catheter; in the third patient a guide-wire was lost within the vascular tree. The catheter fragments were associated with clinical symptoms while side effects were not observed with loss of the guide-wire. All three foreign bodies were removed without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, St. James' Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hehir
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kirkham
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Shanik
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011859:Radiography; D014684:Venae Cavae