Percutaneous tamponade of inadvertent transthoracic catheterization of the aorta.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
During routine placement of a subclavian central venous catheter for cancer chemotherapy, a sheath was inadvertently placed into the aortic arch, through the left lung. We describe a technique for transthoracic compression of the aortic injury using the sheath in conjunction with an occlusion balloon catheter.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Catheterization, Central Venous
- Hemostatic Techniques