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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2011
Case ReportsRare malposition of a central venous catheter into the left internal mammary vein in a liver transplantation patient.
- Hsiu-Rong Liao, Tsung-Shih Li, Kuen-Bao Chen, Chi-Yuan Li, Long-Bin Jeng, Horng-Ren Yang, and Kin-Shing Poon.
- Department of Anesthesia, Pain Service, and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC.
- J Anesth. 2011 Jun 1;25(3):462-4.
AbstractWe report a rare malposition of a central venous catheter in a liver transplantation patient which occurred during an intensive care period. The waveform of central venous pressure was aberrant after connecting the catheter to the pressure kit transducer. It was misplaced into left internal mammary vein confirmed by thoracic computed tomography. Significant engorgement of the left internal mammary vein may have been the cause of this rare malposition.
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