• Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    Unintentional embolization of a guide wire in the inferior vena cava during central venous catheter insertion successfully retrieved percutaneously 9 months later.

    • Daniela Trabattoni, Daniele Andreini, and Antonio L Bartorelli.
    • Centro Cardiologico "Monzino," IRCCS, Institute of Cardiology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
    • Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jan 1;83(1):E109-11.

    AbstractCentral venous catheters are routinely positioned for hemodynamic monitoring and fluid administration in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, and many well-known complications associated with this manoeuver have been described. Metalic guide wire embolization is a rare complication potentially associated with nonmechanical and mechanical adverse events. The case we report is peculiar as an almost fully endothelialized guide wire was successfully retrieved 9 months after its unintentional embolization in the inferior vena cava.Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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