title: Fracture of temporary femoral haemodialysis catheter: our experience.
abstract: We report two similar cases of fracture and proximal migration of temporary femoral haemodialysis catheters. The two cases were encountered 6 years apart. These types of occurrences, especially in centres where catheter reuse is practiced, are not uncommon but seldom reported in the literature. Alert dialysis staff on both the occasions took remedial steps in time, which prevented embolisation of the catheters into the inferior vena cava. Both the catheters were removed successfully by the surgical team.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Ravinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*