Advanced Biomedical Research

Unusual right internal jugular vein catheter malposition into the right axillary vein: A rare case report

Authors

Department of Anesthesia, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

One of disastrous complications of central venous cannulation (CVC) is malposition of central venous catheter. In this case report, we present an adult patient with history of multiple trauma and intracranial hemorrhage in whom the right axillary vein was accidentally cannulated during CVC insertion.

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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2012, May
May 2012
Pages 1-3