Catch the Cath or Not? A Hamletic Dilemma after 10 Years
In the last few years, a tremendous advancement has been made in the therapeutical management of several diseases with an increasing need for parental drug administration. To avoid repeated venous insertions and the patient's anxiety related to these procedures, it is now common practice to ins...
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Published in | Journal of cardiovascular echography Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 189 - 191 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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India
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
01.10.2023
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Summary: | In the last few years, a tremendous advancement has been made in the therapeutical management of several diseases with an increasing need for parental drug administration. To avoid repeated venous insertions and the patient's anxiety related to these procedures, it is now common practice to insert a catheter to leave it in place for a longer time. However, these procedures may generate some complications, such as failure of insertion, embolization, and infection. Different noninvasive techniques have been proposed and used for the retrieval of lost or misplaced foreign objects. Here, we presented a case of the lost fragmented catheter in a young female who underwent a central venous catheter insertion 10 years ago, incidentally detected during an echocardiographic examination. Here, we presented a case of a lost fragmented catheter in a young female who underwent a central venous catheter insertion 10 years before. |
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ISSN: | 2211-4122 2347-193X |
DOI: | 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_68_23 |