title: [Two Cases of Retained Guide Wires after Placement of a Central Venous Catheter via the Internal Jugular Vein].
abstract: We report two cases of a retained guide wire after perioperative placement of a central venous catheter during a six-month period. Case 1: A 73-year-old male was scheduled for an open cholecystectomy and hepatectomy. After induction of anesthesia, a central venous (CV) catheter was inserted via the right internal jugular vein using an ultrasound guide. Chest radiographs showed a retained guide wire in the inferior vena cava immediately after surgery, which was removed by interventional radiologist before the patient emerged from anesthesia. Case 2: A 77-year-old male was scheduled for colostomy closure. The surgeon inserted a CV catheter in the right internal jugular vein 4 days before the colostomy. Chest radiographs revealed a retained guide wire in the inferior vena cava, which was removed by interventional radiologists before the patient emerged from anesthesia. Although a retained guide wire is a rare complication, awareness of this mishap is necessary to prevent it from happening.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masumori
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyakawa
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tateda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic