Knotting of a pulmonary artery catheter in the superior vena cava: surgical removal and a word of caution.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of postoperative pulmonary artery catheterisation complicated by knotting of the catheter (Swan-Ganz) within the superior vena cava is described. The catheter was cut off at the skin entry site. The remainder, together with the knot, was pulled out through a purse string incision in the superior vena cava.
Medical subject headings
- Catheterization, Central Venous