Retention of broken central venous catheters in pulmonary artery and inferior vena cava - A case report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Sinica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-174

  Peng, Chih Hsien ^a   Tan, Ping Heng ^a   Chou, An Kuo ^a   Chung, Han Chun ^a   Lee, Chang Cheng ^a   Chia, Yuan Yi ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Verterans General Hospital Kaohsiung   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catheterization, central venous; Complication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0031218828     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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