title: Integrity of vascular access: the story of a broken sheath!
abstract: A 31-year-old female underwent an electrophysiology procedure wherein 4 vascular sheaths were placed. Following the procedure, as one of the vascular sheaths was pulled out, clinicians noted that it was broken. Emergent fluoroscopy revealed part of the vascular sheath was left behind in the soft tissue and was removed surgically. This case report describes the complications associated with vascular sheaths and reiterates the correct methods of handling them.
authors.affiliation: Mid America Cardiology at The University of Kansas Hospitals, Kansas City, KS 66196, USA.
authors.forename: Jayasree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pillarisetti
authors.forename: Mazda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biria
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balda
authors.forename: Namratha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Loren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berenbom
authors.forename: Dhanunjaya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lakkireddy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004630:Emergencies; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000209:etiology; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000209:etiology; D016748:Venous Cutdown; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*