title: [Break of radial artery catheter resulting in a loose intra-arterial fragment].
abstract: An unusual complication after radial artery cannulation is described. Due to difficult fixation the distal part of the catheter broke loose, and was captured intravascularly. This complication has only been reported once before. The present case did not lead to surgical intervention. A suggestion is made as to, how to avoid this complication.
authors.affiliation: Kolding Sygehus, anaestesiologisk afdeling.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uhrbrand
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000293:injuries*
vernacular_title: Knaek af arteria radialis-kateter med løst fragment intraarterielt.