A case of fractured internal jugular catheter.
We report a case of fractured internal jugular catheter, a rare but life threatening complication of the use of intravascular catheter in a 73 year-old man. He had an internal jugular catheter in-situ for nine months, much longer than the manufacturer's recommended duration.
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Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. ifeomaulasi@yahoo.co.uk
Ijoma
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Anyanwu
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D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors