Background: Central venous catheters play a vital role in medical practice enabling clinicians to monitor and support the efforts of the body to stabilize the circulation and provide nutritional supplements. Objectives: This study was conducted to study various indications, sites of insertion and complications of central venous catheterization. Methods: This article reviews our experience with ...

Since the introduction of central venous catheterization for monitoring of the venous pressure, fluid infusion and hyperalimentation, the literature has been full of serious life-threatening complications. Of these complications is the false positioning of the central venous catheter and subsequent development of pleural effusion. In this report we are describing a case of iatrogenic massive pl...

Cerebral air embolism occurs very seldom as a complication of central venous catheterization. We report a 57-year-old female with cerebral air embolism secondary to removal of a central venous catheter (CVC). The patient was treated with supportive measures and recovered well with minimal long-term injury. The prevention of air embolism related to central venous catheterization is discussed.

OBJECTIVES To report procedural characteristics and outcomes from a central venous catheter placement service operated by advanced practice nurses. DESIGN Single-center observational study. SETTING A tertiary care university hospital in Sydney, Australia. PATIENTS Adult patients from the general wards and from critical care areas receiving a central venous catheter, peripherally inserted ...

Traditionally, tunnelled central venous catheter insertions have been performed by surgeons. However, there is an increasing trend towards central catheters being placed by interventional radiologists under image guidance. The many advantages of inserting central catheters via the jugular approach under image guidance include reusable venous access, generally less waiting time compared with sur...

OBJECTIVES To present a case of central venous line misplacement with vasculo-pulmonary fistula and severe respiratory consequences in a newborn. To review the literature concerning respiratory and non-respiratory complications related to the introduction of percutaneously placed central venous lines in children. REPORT Evaluative and diagnostic data were described after patient chart review....