Inadvertent placement of left central venous catheter into left internal thoracic vein: A case report

Angral, Rajesh; Sabesan, Parameswaran; Natarajan, Kanagaraj; Ninan, Benjamin

doi:10.4103/0971-9784.95086

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“…7–9 This is not the first case report of this phenomenon in the literature: the first documented case was reported in 1974. 10–12 However, as the case report below illustrates, current standard practice guidelines can fail to precisely locate misplaced catheters.…”

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Cannulation of the Internal Mammary Vein With a Single-Lumen Infusion Catheter in a Patient With Portal Hypertension: A Case Report

Tashjian

Schoor²,

Grant³

2019

A&A Practice

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We present a central venous catheter misplacement case. A left internal jugular vein percutaneous introducer was inserted for fluid resuscitation with a single-lumen infusion catheter placed through the lumen for medication infusions. Placement was performed under ultrasound guidance, with confirmation of the wire within the venous lumen. Radiographs suggested that the introducer had perforated the innominate vein. Contrast was injected through the single-lumen infusion catheter and showed cannulation of the left internal mammary vein. The link between portal hypertension and increased risk of central line misplacement as well as diagnosis and potential methods to avoid this rare complication are discussed.

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Cannulation of the Internal Mammary Vein With a Single-Lumen Infusion Catheter in a Patient With Portal Hypertension: A Case Report

Tashjian

Schoor²,

Grant³

2019

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“…We have found a case in which the central “venous” catheter was positioned into the right internal thoracic artery, providing arterial waveforms,5 a case that shows that there are no limits whatsoever to the different types and means of catheter malpositioning. Another curious case was an intraoperative finding of a central venous catheter inside the left internal thoracic vein during open coronary bypass grafting surgery 6…”

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Inadvertent insertion of a venous catheter into the internal thoracic vein: a word of caution

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Central venous catheters are widely used in clinical practice and are linked to many types of complications, including incorrect positioning at the time the catheter is fitted. Here, the authors describe a case in which a fully implantable catheter was inadvertently positioned in the right internal thoracic vein. The complication was identified when the nursing team attempted to use the catheter. The right internal thoracic vein is within the radiographic projection of the right brachiocephalic vein and the superior vena cava, simulating correct catheter placement on an anteroposterior radiograph. In cases of central catheter malfunction during the immediate postoperative period, work-up should include oblique and lateral views, to rule out the complication described here without a need for computed tomography.

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“…The prevalence of congenital heart diseases in bovine fetuses collected at abattoirs is 0.7% [15] and TOF accounts for 7.5% of these cases [12]. POF has been reported in many species, including cattle [4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 21], a ram [27], a Bengal Tiger [26], a Siberian Tiger [31], and a Korean Sapsaree dog [25], as well as in human patients [1, 2]. General symptoms of POF are similar to that of TOF, including exercise intolerance, cyanosis, tachycardia, murmur, and tachypnea [8, 9, 21].…”

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Clinical and postmortem findings of pentalogy of Fallot in an 18-month-old Holstein heifer

Ishiyama

Makino

Nakamura

et al. 2019

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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An 18-month-old female Holstein Friesian heifer presented with a history of stunted growth and a recent onset of anorexia; she presented with cyanosis and eventually died. A postmortem examination revealed obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract, ventricular septal defect, overriding aortic root, right ventricular hypertrophy, and an atrial septal defect, indicating a pentalogy of Fallot (POF). In addition to POF, the heifer also had pulmonary artery dilatation, although she did not present with patent ductus arteriosus. This heifer had the longest lifespan among the Holstein cattle reported to have POF, which may be secondary to delayed pulmonary obstruction due to deformation of one of the pulmonary valves.

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Inadvertent placement of left central venous catheter into left internal thoracic vein: A case report

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Cannulation of the Internal Mammary Vein With a Single-Lumen Infusion Catheter in a Patient With Portal Hypertension: A Case Report

Cannulation of the Internal Mammary Vein With a Single-Lumen Infusion Catheter in a Patient With Portal Hypertension: A Case Report

Inadvertent insertion of a venous catheter into the internal thoracic vein: a word of caution

Clinical and postmortem findings of pentalogy of Fallot in an 18-month-old Holstein heifer

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