title: Fatal sepsis following peripheral intravenous cannula embolus.
abstract: This is a case report of multiple septic complications of a peripheral intravenous cannula as a direct result of proximal embolization of a fragment of the cannula to the heart and major vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Freiberg
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*