An in situ technique to retrieve an entrapped j-tip guidewire from an inferior vena cava filter.
Entrapment of a guidewire in the vena cava filter during central venous catheter placement is a newly recognized complication. Complex techniques have been described to free the guidewire. We describe a simple in situ technique that may free the guidewire without the application of complex techniques.
Munir
Muhammad A
MA
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
Chien
Shelby Q
SQ
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*