A case of radiological dilemma after a central venous catheter positioning
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Corresponding author: Dr. Stefano Romagnoli Department of Heart and Vessels Cardiac and Vascular Anesthesia and Post-Surgical Intensive Care Unit Careggi Hospital Viale Morgagni, 85 50134 Florence, Italy e.mail: [email protected] Complication rates associated with attempted central venous catheter (CVC) insertion were reported to be as high as 10% and, among them, the displacement into a thoracic vein was rarely described (1). An ultrasound-guided CVC was placed via left trans-jugular access in a patient with a prior Bentall operation for type A aortic dissection. Due to the impossibility of collecting blood from the three lumens of the CVC, a chest A case of radiological dilemma after a central venous catheter positioning
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