Abnormal placement of central venous catheter - A case report

A 12 year female child with hepatic encephalopathy. A triple-lumen CVC was inserted via right subclavian vein through the right infraclavicular route. The position was confirmed by adequate backflow of blood and free flow of saline. But the check X ray chest revealed catheter tip was in the ipsilate...

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Published inJournal of Pediatric Critical Care Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 57 - 59
Main Authors Mishra, Reshmi, Sahoo, Bandya, Jain, Mukesh, Patnaik, Siba
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019
Subjects
abnormal placement
central venous catheters
subclavian vein
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Summary:A 12 year female child with hepatic encephalopathy. A triple-lumen CVC was inserted via right subclavian vein through the right infraclavicular route. The position was confirmed by adequate backflow of blood and free flow of saline. But the check X ray chest revealed catheter tip was in the ipsilateral IJV It was pulled back up to the 5-cm mark and replaced. Repeat X-ray chest was done to confirm the correct position.
ISSN:2349-6592
2455-7099
DOI:10.21304/2019.0605.00532