Treatment of inadvertent pericardial placement of a tunneled dialysis catheter by direct thrombin injection.
An inadvertent case of pericardial placement of a central venous catheter was successfully treated by direct thrombin injection.
Costantino
Mary Marcelle
MM
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, L-340, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Barton
Robert
R
Slater
Matthew
M
McAnulty
John H
JH
Keller
Frederick S
FS
D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013917:Thrombin