title: The stuck catheter: a case report.
abstract: Complications after the use of central venous catheters have become more frequent as their use in therapy has increased. As a result, the recognition and management of central venous catheters must be emphasized. We describe a unique problem, that of the "stuck catheter," and its safe and simple solution.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, CSMC Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ault
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fishbein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin