Malpositioning of central venous cannula inserted through internal jugular vein after failed cannulation through ipsilateral subclavian vein

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

Cephalad malposition after central venous catheterization through right internal jugular vein

provided the original work is properly cited. CC Central venous catheterization is performed in the operating room, intensive care unit and emergency room for various reasons. Internal jugular vein is preferred in the operating room due to little chance of pneumothorax and straight route for catheterization to the right atrium. We experienced a case of central venous catheter malposition to cep...

Haemothorax after subclavian vein cannulation.

A patient in whom pulmonary arterial bleeding occurred during percutaneous supraclavicular puncture of the subclavian vein is described. A retrospective survey of over 600 subclavian venepunctures disclosed seven patients in whom serious traumatic complications occurred, six of them in the hands of inexperienced operators.

[Percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein].

Two simple techniques for central venous cannulation by percutaneous puncture of the right internal jugular vein are described. They have been employed routinely for the last six months in all patients requiring central venous cannulation. No serious complications or difficulties have been encountered in a series of two hundred cases. The method allows free movement of the limbs postoperatively...

Right axillary vein thrombosis due to malpositioning of a central venous catheter via the internal jugular vein

Corresponding author: Jae Jun Lee, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, 153, Kyo-dong, Chuncheon 200-704, Korea. Tel: 82-33-240-5594, Fax: 82-33-251-0941, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/...