title: Rare malposition of a central venous catheter into the left internal mammary vein in a liver transplantation patient.
abstract: We report a rare malposition of a central venous catheter in a liver transplantation patient which occurred during an intensive care period. The waveform of central venous pressure was aberrant after connecting the catheter to the pressure kit transducer. It was misplaced into left internal mammary vein confirmed by thoracic computed tomography. Significant engorgement of the left internal mammary vein may have been the cause of this rare malposition.
authors: Department of Anesthesia, Pain Service, and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Hsiu-Rong
authors: HR
authors: Liao
authors: Tsung-Shih
authors: TS
authors: Li
authors: Kuen-Bao
authors: KB
authors: Chen
authors: Chi-Yuan
authors: CY
authors: Li
authors: Long-Bin
authors: LB
authors: Jeng
authors: Horng-Ren
authors: HR
authors: Yang
authors: Kin-Shing
authors: KS
authors: Poon
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014159:Transducers; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries*