title: A potentially fatal complication during subclavian vein catheterization in an infant with congenital heart disease-puncture to pulmonary artery directly: a case report.
abstract: The most frequent and acute complications of subclavian vein catheterization are arterial puncture to the subclavian artery and pneumothorax. We report an arterial puncture directly to the pulmonary artery in infant during subclavian vein catheterization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Hsien
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ta-Cheng
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jun-Yen
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Hsiao-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chu-Chuan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ying-Yao
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kai-Sheng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013350:Subclavian Vein