Inadvertent arterial cannulation during intravenous cannulation of the cephalic vein

Inadvertent thebesian vein cannulation during radial access ventriculography.

The first case is of a 72-year-old woman undergoing angiography for aortic stenosis workup via the right radial approach. An Multipurpose 1 (MPA-1) catheter, Cordis Corporation, East Bridgewater, New Jersey) was used to direct the wire across the valve and subsequently used for ventriculography due to difficulty crossing the severely stenosed valve. There was visualization of the thebesian vein...

Diagnosis of inadvertent cannulation of the azygos vein during cardiopulmonary bypass.

Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass demands diligence and attention to detail to prevent neurologic injury. Arterial and venous cannulae are used to facilitate cardiopulmonary bypass. The assessment of adequate decompression of the venous circulation is an essential duty of the cardiac surgical team. Modalities for the assessment of adequate regional venous drainage are limited, however...

complication of catheter knotting, following right cephalic vein cannulation

a rightcephalic vein cannulation was performed in a patienj scheduled/or elective craniectomy in order to keep a constant record ofthe intra-operative fluid volume. the flow ofthefluid through catheter was sluggish. the catheter was cautiously and gingerly withdrawn after an x...,.ay report con/innedknotting at the distal end. we believe that a chest radiograph is mandatory to rule out catheter...

Intravenous phenytoin and percutaneous arterial cannulation: the purple-glove syndrome.

propofol and remifentanil has been reported to be successfully used in a patient with narcolepsy who underwent cardiac surgery [6]. The authors of that report considered that perioperative monitoring of the patient’s hypnotic state would have added valuable information, but this kind of monitor was not available in their department [6]. There are limited data about inhalational anaesthesia in n...

Internal jugular vein cannulation versus subclavian vein cannulation. A surgeon's view: the subclavian vein.