Complications following central venous catheterisation abound in the medical literature. This reflects the under-estimated potential hazards associated with this procedure as well as an increase in the number of such procedures performed in high-risk patients. We report on a case where a venous pseudo-aneurysm developed four months after the removal of a short-term central venous catheter in a ...

Ultrasound-guided technique for central venous catheterization has been a widely developed procedure during the last decade. Nowadays, it is a common technique in the anaesthesiologist’s clinical practice. During the last six years, we usually have carried out central venous catheterization using the ultrasound-guided technique in our hospital. Moreover, we use to check correct intravenous plac...

The axillary vein route was investigated prospectively for percutaneous pulmonary artery catheterization in 79 patients who underwent 83 attempts. Forty nine of these patients were tracheostomized and under mechanical ventilation and eight had hemostasis disorders. Successful catheterization was achieved 74 times in the 79 patients. Pulmonary artery was reached within 6 +/- 2.1 min after the ca...

Ultrasound (USG) guidance has long been used for guiding central venous catheterization. USG provides direct visualization of needle puncture through the skin into the vein. Most of the time USG guidance is just limited to puncturing of the vein and seeing guidewire entering the vein while malpositioning of catheter occurs after that which is seen later on while checking chest radiograph. Repos...

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The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the significance and complications of percutaneous central venous catheterization in pediatric patients affected by hematologic malignancies. One hundred and fifty-eight central venous catheters were inserted in 125 pediatric patients (male/female 67/58; median age: 4 years; range 10 m - 6 y.) affected by hematological malignancies. Veno...

INTRODUCTION Central venous catheter placement is a routine procedure for the management of critically ill patients; however, it is important to ensure its proper placement. A central venous catheter malposition may cause various complications, some of which can be fatal. CASE PRESENTATION We report an unexpected malposition of a catheter in the left internal jugular vein, where it entered in...

With the subject in the right lateral decubitus position, changes of central venous pressure can be recorded accurately and conveniently from a vein in the antecubital fossa of the dependent arm. Theoretically the hydrostatic pressure transforms the venous bed between the heart and the site of puncture into uninterrupted wide channels with relatively low distensibility. Simultaneous recordings ...