• Anaesth Intensive Care · Nov 2014

    Case Reports

    Missed carotid artery cannulation: a line crossed and lessons learnt.

    • L Ho, M Spanger, P Hayward, L McNicol, and L Weinberg.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria.
    • Anaesth Intensive Care. 2014 Nov 1; 42 (6): 793-800.

    AbstractWe report a case of an infusion of intra-aortic propofol after the missed inadvertent placement of a central venous catheter into the right common carotid artery. Radiological imaging revealed bilateral ischaemic infarcts in the posterior fossa and right cerebral artery territories consistent with an embolic source. The potential causes of the neurological injuries sustained in this case are explored. Discussion focuses on the sequelae, management and prevention of an iatrogenic carotid artery injury from a central venous catheter insertion. Finally, we propose an algorithm for management of iatrogenic carotid artery cannulation.

      Pubmed     Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        

    hide…