Recurrent secondary displacement of long-term indwelling silastic atrial catheters.
In the case I have presented, the recurrence of displacement of the catheter tip after its initial correction sheds important light on the mechanism of this problem and suggests a method for preventing displacement.
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Medical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D012008:Recurrence; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior
D012826:Silicone Elastomers