Abstract
Central venous catheters are routinely positioned for hemodynamic monitoring and fluid administration in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, and many well-known complications associated with this manoeuver have been described. Metalic guide wire embolization is a rare complication potentially associated with nonmechanical and mechanical adverse events. The case we report is peculiar as an almost fully endothelialized guide wire was successfully retrieved 9 months after its unintentional embolization in the inferior vena cava. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
Keywords
- complications adult cath/intervention
- embolization
- imaging CT
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging