Missing the guidewire: an avoidable complication
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Missing the guidewire: an avoidable complication
Central venous catheterization is an imperative tool in the critically ill patient to administer fluids, medications and for monitoring the central venous pressure. This procedure is associated with a variety of complications, some of which can be life threatening. In this brief report, we are addressing one of the rare complications of central venous catheterization which is missing the guidew...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1755-7682
DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-3-21