title: Unusual site of guide-wire entrapment during central venous catheterization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Muhammad Qamarul
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Hoda
authors.forename: Gurmukh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Khadija Ahmed
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mamsa
authors.forename: Hameedullah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salimullah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D019300:Medical Errors; D014261:Tricuspid Valve