Catheter placement and misplacement.
In the intensive care unit, multiple support and monitoring devices are used on acutely ill patients. Misplacement of these devices can be life threatening. This article demonstrates the ideal location, common misplacement, and complications of some of the commonly used ICU catheters and tubes.
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Department of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
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D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014139:Tracheostomy; D016306:Vena Cava Filters