title: Loss of the guide wire: mishap or blunder?
abstract: We describe four cases of lost guide wires during central venous catheterization. Although percutaneous catheterization of central veins is a routine technique, it is a procedure requiring advanced operating skills, expert supervision, and attention to detail in order to prevent adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schummer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schummer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gaser
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartunek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography