Inadvertent extradural insertion of an internal jugular catheter in an infant.
We present an unusual complication of left internal jugular vein catheterization in an 11-week-old infant which we believe has not been described previously. After failed subclavian catheterization, a left internal jugular catheter was placed without apparent difficulty. Confirmatory chest x-ray revealed that the tip of the catheter was in the extradural space.
Skinner
T A
TA
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol.
Mather
S J
SJ
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography