title: Treatment of inadvertent pericardial placement of a tunneled dialysis catheter by direct thrombin injection.
abstract: An inadvertent case of pericardial placement of a central venous catheter was successfully treated by direct thrombin injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, L-340, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Marcelle
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McAnulty
authors.forename: Frederick S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D013917:Thrombin