title: Brachial plexus paralysis of a dominant arm due to hematoma associated with internal jugular vein cannulation.
abstract: Paralysis and sensory loss of a dominant right arm developed as complications of cannulation of the right internal jugular vein (IJV) in a patient undergoing cardiac surgery. This sequela of IJV cannulation has not been previously reported at the time of this writing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Riny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karras
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Panos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*