• Br J Anaesth · Dec 1995

    Case Reports

    Inadvertent extradural insertion of an internal jugular catheter in an infant.

    • T A Skinner and S J Mather.
    • Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol.
    • Br J Anaesth. 1995 Dec 1;75(6):790-3.

    AbstractWe present an unusual complication of left internal jugular vein catheterization in an 11-week-old infant which we believe has not been described previously. After failed subclavian catheterization, a left internal jugular catheter was placed without apparent difficulty. Confirmatory chest x-ray revealed that the tip of the catheter was in the extradural space.

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