A 74-year-old woman presented with progressive dyspnea and renal failure. A central line catheter was inserted percutaneously into the left internal jugular vein in the emergency department. A chest X ray was performed to document the position of the central line catheter (Fig. l), and revealed an unusual coarse, suggesting the possibility of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). After ...

Central vein catheterization is a routine and relatively safe procedure in critically ill patients. Complications with this procedure depend to the site of catheterization and the skill of the operator. In addition to the common complications with femoral vein catheterization there are some rare usually preventable side effects related to guide wire and catheter. In our patient who underwent fe...

A 37 year old female diagnosed as a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) underwent allogenic stem cell transplant. A 12.5 French triple lumen Hickman's catheter was inserted via right internal jugular vein under fluoroscopic guidance. Post insertion X-ray confirmed desired position of the catheter tip (Fig. 1). Two days post insertion she developed mild pain in the nape of neck which increased ...

BACKGROUND Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare congenital vascular disorder that may be asymptomatic. Left-sided connections with the innominate vein are discovered infrequently and those without an atrial septal defect are extremely rare. CASE A 66-year-old male was found to have an anomalous left pulmonary vein when a central venous catheter was inserted for management o...

Introduction: Central vein stenosis is a challenging problem faced by hemodialysis patients. Significant arm swelling, facial plethora, skin breakdown and loss of dialysis access are potential complications, which limit both the quality life expectancy these Amongst patients in Mombasa County, incidence subclavian catheter utilization common, leading to higher-than-expected symptomatic central ...

OBJECTIVE To report the successful percutaneous transcatheter removal of a snapped intracardiac fragment of the central vein catheter in an infant. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 3-month-old infant with short bowel syndrome who required long-term parenteral nutrition via portacath central catheter was hospitalized. Two months after the insertion of the second catheter, the distal ti...

We compared the results of 74 pairs of blood cultures obtained simultaneously every two weeks from a peripheral vein and a percutaneously inserted central venous catheter in 38 newborns. Three babies (7.9%) had bacteraemia. In two of these the central catheter was colonised 48 hours beforehand.

RATIONALE The misplacement of central venous catheter (CVC) can occur more often at the left jugular vein than the right side due to anatomic differences. And many of the previously reported cases are about catheter misplacement resulting from vessel penetration associated with guidewire. This case differs that the catheter itself through the sheath introducer can cause venous injury that may l...

background: the current study was designed to compare the complications and adverse eff ects of central venous catheter (cvc) insertion under ultrasound guidance in patients with and without coagulopathy. materials and methods: in this clinical trial,59 patients who needed cvc for various reasons were enrolled. patients were divided into two groups of those with and without coagulopathy based o...

TDC: Tunneled Dialysis Catheter; GWE: Guidewire-Directed Exchange; MSSA: Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus; MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; CNS: Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus; VREF: VancomycinResistant Enterococcus Faecalis; ABE: Acute Bacterial Endocarditis; PE: Pulmonary Embolism; DVT: Deep Vein Thrombophlebitis (Central Vein); CNS: Central Nervous System; CNI...