Unusual site of guide-wire entrapment during central venous catheterization.
We are reporting a case of possible entrapment of guide wire in the region of tricuspid valve, which made it impossible to remove the guide wire from internal jugular (IJ) vein for a short while. Awareness about this rare complication is emphasized.
Hoda
Muhammad Qamarul
MQ
Department of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Das
Gurmukh
G
Mamsa
Khadija Ahmed
KA
Salimullah
Hameedullah
H
D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D019300:Medical Errors; D014261:Tricuspid Valve