ABERRANT TRAJECTORY OF A CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER

Authors

  • Jânia Pacheco Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Serviço de Anestesiologia, Portugal
  • Marta Coelho Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Serviço de Anestesiologia, Portugal
  • Maria Alexandra Almeida Resende Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Serviço de Anestesiologia, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48729/pjctvs.66

Abstract

During placement of a central venous catheter into the right subclavian vein it was found to be impossible to extract the guidewire. An Angio-Computed Tomography was performed, showing an aberrant guidewire path, as the image shows. An urgent mini-sternotomy was performed to extract both catheter and guidewire under direct visualization.

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Published

30-06-2020

How to Cite

1.
Pacheco J, Coelho M, Almeida Resende MA. ABERRANT TRAJECTORY OF A CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Feb. 22];27(2):140. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/66

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2020): April - June

Section

Images in Surgery

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