The stuck catheter: a case report.
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.
Ng
P K
PK
Division of General Internal Medicine, CSMC Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
Ault
M J
MJ
Fishbein
M C
MC
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
D005337:Fibrin