A potentially fatal complication during subclavian vein catheterization in an infant with congenital heart disease-puncture to pulmonary artery directly: a case report.
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.
Lu
Wen-Hsien
WH
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Huang
Ta-Cheng
TC
Pan
Jun-Yen
JY
Wang
Hsiao-Ping
HP
Lin
Chu-Chuan
CC
Chen
Ying-Yao
YY
Hsieh
Kai-Sheng
KS
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