Another complication of intravenous catheterization: a case report.
The list of possible complications following central vein catheterization has been well described. A technique for placement of a catheter into a central vein has to be learned by the individual following guidelines dictated by anatomical understanding, literature reporting, and other practitioners' previous experience. We report here another complication of intravenous catheterization where the first catheter is severed completely by a second, larger needle.
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck