Malposition of a central venous catheter into the right internal mammary vein: review of complications of catheter misplacement.
Central venous catheters are commonly utilized to gain vascular access for varied clinical indications. Successful catheter placement requires not only technical expertise but also awareness of the potential complications. In this article, we report a malposition of a central venous catheter in a hemodialysis patient. We review the complications of this catheter misplacement, as well as complications resulting from other central venous catheter malpositions.
CAMC Vascular Center of Excellence, CAMC Heart and Vascular Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA. pstone0627@yahoo.com
Patrick A
PA
Stone
Stephen M
SM
Hass
Kimball S
KS
Knackstedt
Priyanka
P
Jagannath
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins