Unusual complication of internal jugular vein cannulation.
Internal jugular cannulation is a common procedure in the hospitals. We report a rare complication where the guide wire was pushed into the internal jugular vein without threading the catheter through. Complications due to central venous cannulation are also discussed.
Batra
Ravinder Kumar
RK
Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Guleria
Sandeep
S
Mandal
Sanjoy
S
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D019300:Medical Errors; D008875:Middle Aged