title: An unusual condition during internal jugular vein catheterisation: vertebral artery catheterisation.
abstract: Vertebral artery cannulation is an unusual complication during internal jugular vein cannulation. We report a case of vertebral artery cannulation, which occurred during an attempt to cannulate the right internal jugular vein, and we discuss the management of such a rare complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Sivas, Turkey. Email: ozgekorkmaz73@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Göksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burçak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Söylemez
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kasim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Durmuş
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesilology and Reanimation, Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Cemil
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Işbir
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Öcal
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Berkan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D062905:Central Venous Catheters; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011677:Punctures; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery